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creekwalker Benton County, MO(Zone 5a) Jan 03, 2008

Does anyone know what this could be? He was on a Buttercup and the flower is small, maybe no more than 3/4 inch to an inch across, so that makes him very small.

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Jan 04, 2008

It might be this Paper Wasp:

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/showimage/4806/

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pianopete Palm Beach Gardens, FL(Zone 10a) Jan 05, 2008

May be a Cicada Killer Wasp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada_killer_wasp
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/killerwasps.html

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PanamonCreel Celaya, Mexico(Zone 10a) Jan 05, 2008

Size and Antennas indicate that it is possibly a "Little Wasp" http://bugguide.net/node/view/52650/bgpage

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creekwalker Benton County, MO(Zone 5a) Jan 12, 2008

fly_girl, thanks for helping. I think the paper wasps are too big for this one though.

Pianopete, thank you also for helping, but a Cicada Killer is huge, one of the biggest wasps I've seen.

PanamonCreel, I am thinking you might have ID'd it! I'll do a little more checking, but it looks really close. Thanks everyone!

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