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Giant Ichneumon Wasp (female)

Megarhyssa macrurus

Description:

Wasp-like; bright orange and yellow. Transparent black wings. About 1 inch in diameter with very long ovipositor (which means it is a female).

Habitat:

Rural SW Pennsylvania

1 Species ID Suggestions

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago
Giant ichneumon wasp (female)
Megarhyssa macrurus Species Megarhyssa macrurus - BugGuide.Net


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3 Comments

Austin Jacobs
Austin Jacobs 11 years ago

Great spot. These wasps are awesome.

Elton_Wizard
Elton_Wizard 11 years ago

Thanks for the ID, Aaron. Been quite busy lately so am just getting around to updating the spotting.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

Ichneumon Wasp
http://bugguide.net/node/view/150
There are quite a few of them to sort through. I hope you can find the species! She is lovely.

William_Dembowski
Spotted by
William_Dembowski

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Aug 9, 2012
Submitted on Aug 10, 2012

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