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Short-tailed Ichneumon Wasp

Ophion Sp.

Description:

I'm not quite sure of what this is.

Habitat:

My balcony near a primary forest.


1 species ID suggestions

Short-tailed Ichneumon Wasp
Ophion Sp. Short-tailed Ichneumon Wasp - Ophion - BugGuide.Net

4 Comments

Hemma
Hemma 7 months ago

Lovely Carolina! Nice to see you back!

Carolina
Carolina 10 months ago

Oh glad to know that, Sharon, thanks! So this is a female?

SharonW446
SharonW446 10 months ago

Don't worry, they don't sting. What looks like a stinger on the female is an Ovipositor.

Carolina
Carolina 10 months ago

Cannot believe I was that close to a wasp.
It looked like a wasp, but it was late at night and this one was around moths, and my paper wasps were sleeping (?) (I thought wasps were diurnal). So I thought it was something else.
Thank you, Reza!!

Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia

Lat: 4.80, Long: -75.69

Spotted on Jul 24, 2012
Submitted on Jul 26, 2012

Spotted for mission

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