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Giant Ichneumon Wasp

Megarhyssa macrurus

Habitat:

Found in a small wood on a dead log

1 Species ID Suggestions

Giant Ichneumon Wasp
Megarhyssa macrurus Species Megarhyssa macrurus - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

Great shot of this female wasp! There are two species that are very similar in your area that can be distinguished by colored wings along the basal vein. This one seems to have that which leaded me to this species. The other species that does not have coloring there is M. greenei. Take a look at the link I gave you and see if you agree.

Jellis
Jellis 11 years ago

Type of ichneumon fly

nataliehf
Spotted by
nataliehf

Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Spotted on May 2, 2012
Submitted on Jun 4, 2012

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