A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Leucospis affinis
Roughly 8 millimeters in body length, colored as shown. Note greatly enlarged hind femora ("thighs"), and lack of an ovipositor.
This wasp was gleaning something sweet from the leaves and stems of common sunflower (Helianthus anuus) at the edge of a vast open field of degraded shortgrass prairie with yucca, prickly-pear cacti, and scattered elm trees.
Spotted on Sep 19, 2012
Submitted on Jan 10, 2014
No Comments