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Myzinum sp.
Long, slender-bodied wasp. Mostly black with yellow horizontal stripes and iridescent black to purple wings. Medium-length antennae
Palm flowers in a suburban yard next to mixed forest.
Spotted on Jun 21, 2014
Submitted on Jun 25, 2014
3 Comments
Beautiful purple wings.
The flowers are from this palm tree http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/345...
The bees and wasps are always swarming around the flowers like no tomorrow
I'm curious what plant this is, because obviously hymenoptera love it :)