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mle_flowers Richardson, TX Nov 27, 2024

Can you ID this wasp spotted in a local park? North Texas 75082. Thanks!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Nov 27, 2024

Looks like an ichneumon wasp - I'll have another look at it tomorrow.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Nov 28, 2024

Something in the genus Baryceros is a possibility - https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2YAY2RB/baryceros-texanus-insecta-2YAY2RB.jpg

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PitterCol Yumbo, Colombia Nov 29, 2024

A beauty.

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mle_flowers Richardson, TX Nov 30, 2024

Thank you, Flapdoodle! The one in your link does look like it fits. The little guy was really fast, so this was the only decent photo I could get.

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mle_flowers Richardson, TX Nov 30, 2024

I had been wondeing if it was possibly a lemon tree borer wasp.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthocryptus_novozealandicus#/media/File:Lemon_Tree_Borer_Parasite_(Xanthocryptus_novozealandicus)_on_blackberry_leaf.jpg

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Nov 30, 2024

Although very similar to yours, notice the difference in the color pattern of their hind legs.

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mle_flowers Richardson, TX Nov 30, 2024

You're right, I see the black and white bands on the bands on the lemon tree borer's hind legs while the wasp I posted and your example both have red hind legs. Thanks for setting me straight. :D

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