Can anyone help identify this mystery WASP? It loves the native milkweed and just kept moving from flower cluster to cluster! It's very large - at least an inch long or maybe an inch and a quarter! Very black body and the wings are patterned in browns and soft golds. Note the very long hind legs! I found this wasp in my yard here in Northern New Mexico, in the El Prado area.
I have a mystery WASP!
peggytheplantlady
This forum is for questions relating to adding data to the BugFiles database.
We have a forum on Insect and Spider Identification here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/f/bugid/all/
and if you post your question there, you may get some help,
If you have an image, you could attach it to the message you post for a better chance of getting an identification
Kennedy
BugFiles Administrator
More Site Help Threads
-
Closed Native Plant Nurseries
started by CarLLinnaeus
last post by CarLLinnaeusOct 14, 20250Oct 14, 2025 -
Plant problem ID
started by a5footsea
last post by a5footseaNov 25, 20252Nov 25, 2025
