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Black-headed Orange Parasite Wasp

Stiromesostenus sp.

Description:

A wasp with white sox...

Notes:

thanks to martini who helped me to spot and ID this wasp... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/161...

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5 Comments

FrancisQuintana
FrancisQuintana 11 years ago

Nice series...

AliceGreenup
AliceGreenup 11 years ago

I agree with argy an ichneumon wasp. However every time a see a photo of this particular one on an identification site it is listed as an unknown ichneumon wasp. I'll keep looking.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Looks a lot like this one Pam... but without the white socks http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Great series Pam!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Lovely shots Pam. I think some kind of ichneumon wasp looking for a gall to pierce.

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Oct 30, 2012
Submitted on Oct 31, 2012

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