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Spilopteron vicinum
About 15-18 millimeters in body length, colored as shown.
This wasp was drinking nectar from flowers in the zoo's hummingbird garden. Surrounding native habitat is mixed coniferous forest with aspen, Gambel's oak, and other hardwoods.
Identification supplied by Bob Carlson via Bugguide.net.
Spotted on Jun 22, 2012
Submitted on Jan 10, 2014
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