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Brachymeria sp.
About 3 millimeters in length. Note greatly enlarged hind femora ("thighs").
This one was visiting flowers on a lone, blooming saltcedar tree (Tamarix sp.) in an otherwise vast, degraded shortgrass prairie with sunflower, yucca, and scattered elm trees.
The larvae of these wasps are parasites of caterpillars.
Spotted on Jun 20, 2012
Submitted on Jan 10, 2014
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