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Giant Ichneumonid Wasp

Description:

Very large orange-brown Ichneumonid wasp. (Two arrived together but ignored each other (married a long time I guess :). Male about 4 cm long, female 4.5 cm long. Family Ichneumonidae.

Habitat:

Came to an ultraviolet light in the garden, San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.

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2 Comments

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Thank you Bill :)

beaker98
beaker98 10 years ago

Ichneumons are amazing, aren't they? Nice spotting!

LaurenZarate
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LaurenZarate

Chiapas, Mexico

Spotted on Aug 1, 2013
Submitted on Aug 5, 2013

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