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Enicospilus sausi
A fascinating, two-toned ichneumon wasp about 30mm long overall with a large, funky abdomen which was regularly pumping up and down.
Nice blue eyes.
On a wall at night at the local school. Attracted byt strong lights.
family: ICHNEUMONIDAE
subfamily: Ophioninae
genus: Enicospilus
Distribution in Australia http://spatial.ala.org.au/?q=lsid:%22urn...
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Enicospilu...
Spotted on Mar 19, 2014
Submitted on Mar 20, 2014
3 Comments
Thanks Cindy and Fyn. Another one which surprised me on the larger screen.
Those blue eyes are cool!
What an impressive wasp! Nice series, Mark.