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Metallic blue & green wasp

Description:

Large wasp, about 3.5 cm long, metallic blue front head and metallic green body, this specimen was visiting an Agapanthus and shows a large proboscis

Habitat:

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2 Comments

Thanks for the comment,I have seen Euglosini, but this one has a very elongated abdomen and long wings....

John La Salle
John La Salle 9 years ago

Hi Jonathon
Beautiful.
It is some type of orchid bee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euglossini

Jonathan Sequeira
Spotted by
Jonathan Sequeira

Alajuela, Costa Rica

Spotted on Feb 18, 2015
Submitted on Feb 18, 2015

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