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Wasp - Macrophya sp., maybe Macrophya zoe I&#039;m trying to ID this tiny wasp, but having no luck so far.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Low vegetation growing beside a pond; mixed forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135711/wasp_-_macrophya_sp.html" title="Wasp - Macrophya sp."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/135711_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=L%2BTPeCipWnQWpe4mN%2FdPKjmDaqc%3D" width="114" height="152" alt="Wasp - Macrophya sp. I&#039;m trying to ID this tiny wasp, but having no luck so far.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Low vegetation growing beside a pond; mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135710/wasp_-_family_crabronidae.html Geotagged,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Macrophya,Macrophya zoe,Spring,United States,wasp Click/tap to enlarge

Wasp - Macrophya sp., maybe Macrophya zoe

I'm trying to ID this tiny wasp, but having no luck so far.

Habitat: Low vegetation growing beside a pond; mixed forest

Wasp - Macrophya sp. I'm trying to ID this tiny wasp, but having no luck so far.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Low vegetation growing beside a pond; mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135710/wasp_-_family_crabronidae.html Geotagged,Spring,United States

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Found this: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69823798 Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Yes! Thanks so much, Ferdy, No wonder I couldn't find a match -- I was in the wrong family. ;P Posted 3 years ago
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        Christine Young
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        It seems like it would be hard to ID to species with certainty, but it looks a lot like Macrophya zoe, which has been recorded in the northeast. Posted 3 years ago
        1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
          Ferdy Christant
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          Great, will leave it to you to go for a tentative ID or not. Posted 3 years ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
            Christine Young
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            I'm going to leave it at genus for now and am waiting for some feedback on BugGuide. Posted 3 years ago

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Uploaded May 26, 2022. Captured May 25, 2022 11:55 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/99s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm

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