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Grass-carrier wasp

Isodontia elegans

Description:

Resembles an amber-colored mud-dauber.

Habitat:

Mixed oak and conifer forest, in a riparian corridor.

Notes:

This specimen is feeding on "honeydew," the liquid waste of aphids and (in this case) scale insects.

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BugEric
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BugEric

Colorado, USA

Spotted on Jul 13, 2012
Submitted on Dec 21, 2012

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