Southborough wildlife: What is this bug?

My daughter encountered this gorgeous metallic specimen at her preschool last week. It was alive when she found it, but eventually met its maker (through natural causes), which made it oh-so-much easier to photograph.

Check out that iridescent green and blue. Breathtaking. Anyone know what it is?

I forgot to include something in the photo to give you a sense of scale, but I can tell you this guy wasn’t particularly big. The stinger looks menacing, but he (she?) was only about the size of a small fly.

I have an idea of what it might be after doing some Googling, but what do you think? Have you encountered this insect before?

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SouthboroDave
13 years ago

I always resort to http://www.WhatsThatBug.com for these situations.

George
13 years ago

Looks like a cuckoo wasp – what is it.

george
13 years ago

Hmmm, maybe cuckoo wasp doesn’t sound real.I was referring to Family Chrysididae (Cuckoo Wasps) http://bugguide.net/node/view/6946

dean dairy
13 years ago

“On police records a wanted criminal, the Green Hornet is really Britt Reid, owner-publisher of The Daily Sentinel; his dual identity known only to his secretary, and to the district attorney. And now, to protect the rights and lives of decent citizens, rides the Green Hornet!”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIwsqFjfKPs#t=7s

Loki
13 years ago

My guess is that this is a Blue Bottle Fly – picture #430 in my Audubon Field Guide, but others match

Loki
13 years ago

While we’re at it, what became of the fox resting on a porch or deck?

S
12 years ago

Wow, beautiful. I, too have seen that fox. The mangy, sickly looking one?

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