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Leptochilus sp.
Small, gorgeous wasp with black and red abdomen. It was approximately 4 mm long. There is white banding along some edges of the abdomen and thorax. The sides of the thorax are silver and the face is gold. This is probably just the lighting but is very pretty.
Buckwheat in chaparral
Pending ID from Bug Guide
Spotted on Mar 7, 2014
Submitted on Mar 8, 2014
4 Comments
Thank you Mark! I didn't realize how cool it was until I offloaded the images. It was small!
Fabulous wasp. Excellent pics as usual Cindy.
Thank you Dilan!
Wow!Beautiful series Cindy!!