Risposta di Petra van Cronenburg

Mark McCaughrean

@markmccaughrean@mastodon.social

2 giorni fa

A tale of two wasps & two moths.

First, a very pretty jewel-like cuckoo wasp in the Hedychrum nobile complex.

It was moving quickly, so the shots aren't as crisp as I'd like.

As pretty as it is though, it's a parasite, & its main victim is ...

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A small wasp seen side on on some yellow goldenrod flowers. The wasp is dimpled all over and metallic-coloured with many specular highlights. The head is a blue-green with black antennae and black compound eyes, the first half of the thorax is yellow-red, while the second half is blue. The abdomen is reddish, while the legs are blue and green. The wings are clear dark amber.

The same wasp again, seen from the side and above. The strong dimpling all over the head, thorax, and abdomen are clearly seen, as are variations in the blue, green, red, and yellow colours, which depend a little on the lighting angle. The antennae are also seen to be coloured from this angle, with some green-blue. The wings are also glittering with iridescence.

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