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Myzinum quinquecinctum
These black and yellow wasps are about 2.5 to 3 cm in length. Females are towards the shorter end of this size range. They are so named due to the five bands of yellow on the abdomen. Females can sting.
I photographed this wasp at the edge of a pond in a deciduous forest.
The larvae of this wasp is parasitic on some beetles.
Spotted on Aug 14, 2013
Submitted on Aug 14, 2013
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