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Eucerceris sp.
About 8-10 millimeters in body length, colored as shown.
Wasp was feeding on nectar from a lone, blooming saltcedar tree (Tamarix sp.) in a vast field of degraded shortgrass prairie with sunflower, yucca, prickly-pear cacti, and scattered elm trees.
Females of these solitary wasps take weevils as prey for their larval offspring.
Spotted on Jun 28, 2012
Submitted on Jan 13, 2014
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