Life On A Quarter Acre

Anomaloninae

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Gravenhorstiini
20 Apr 2024

The first ones I've seen this spring. There were quite a few flying just above the ground in the backyard raspberry patch.

I netted one, cooled it down, took some (bad) photos, and released it.

Gravenhorstiini
Gravenhorstiini
On the earliest days of spring, our yard is covered with these Darwin Wasps - flitting about an just above the ground, rarely stopping long enough for a photo. Here's one that did today.
Gravenhorstiini
Length 18 mm
Gravenhorstiini
~ 20 mm, male
BugGuide ID
Gravenhorstiini
Length ~ 20 mm
Mating pair observed in garden for a few minutes. Then they flew off onto the car. Then back to the garden where I lost track of them.
BugGuide ID
Anomaloninae
Anomaloninae
Gravenhorstiini
18 mm
Gravenhorstiini
Therion sp.