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Description:

Little wasp approx. 5mm long.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Blue-green Metallic Bee
Chrysis angolensis Blue-green Metallic Bee - Chrysis angolensis - BugGuide.Net


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7 Comments

Vinny
Vinny 7 years ago

Thanks for the great info guys, great to narrow it down even to the family level :)

John La Salle
John La Salle 7 years ago

Definitely some type of Cuckoo wasp (family Chrysididae)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckoo_was...
I don't know them well enough to suggest a genus

Christiane
Christiane 7 years ago

Maybe a Cuckoo Wasp - Stilbum cyanurum http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/194...

InêsVeloso
InêsVeloso 7 years ago

Amazing picture :)

triggsturner
triggsturner 7 years ago

Fantastic looking bee Vinny. Sorry I can't be of any help with ID, but what a great image.

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 7 years ago

This might help to narrow down ID search - http://museum.wa.gov.au/sites/default/fi...

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 7 years ago

Awesome spotting, Vinny. It's amazing.

Vinny
Spotted by
Vinny

Northern Territory, Australia

Spotted on Apr 25, 2016
Submitted on Apr 25, 2016

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