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Unnamed spotting

Description:

It was a strange black bug that had a really long abdomen and yellow wings.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Ichneumon wasp
Ichneumonidae Ichneumonidae
LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago
Pelecinid
Pelecinus polyturator (Family Pelecinidae)


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5 Comments

Gordon Dietzman
Gordon Dietzman 11 years ago

There is only one pelecinid wasp in the upper Midwest and it is Pelecinus polyturator, as Lauren points out, and this is it. It was once classified as an ichneumon wasp, I believe, as it looks so much like an ichneumon. An easy mistake to make....

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 11 years ago

An ichneumon "tail " is actually the female ovipositor- the egg laying tube. It is very long indeed, as is this. So excellent guess! But THIS is segmented, making it an abdomen- not a long smooth ovipositor. Tricky . :)

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

This is supposed to be the only species of Pelecinid in the US. It is parasitic on June Beetles (Scarabs). This is a female.

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Welcome to Project Noah, memq12. Nice shot.

memq12
Spotted by
memq12

Big Bend, Wisconsin, USA

Spotted on Nov 13, 2012
Submitted on Nov 14, 2012

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