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Crown wasp

Stephanidae sp.

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Orange head with black body, long oviposter with a white section near the end.

Habitat:

Dense deciduous forest, Doi Suthep - Doi Pui National park.

Notes:

Possibly an Ichneumon wasp

2 Species ID Suggestions

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Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 10 years ago
Ichneumon Wasp
Ichneumonidae Ichneumonidae
+1
stho002
stho002 10 years ago
Crown wasp (family Stephanidae)
Megischus sp.


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6 Comments

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Great find!

RobThacker
RobThacker 10 years ago

Thank you both John La Salle, Mark Ridgway & Jolly Ibanez for the help

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Hi Rob. Of course John La Salle's suggestion is probably spot on. I blew the pic up a bit and the little round head seems to have something like a crown on top and Stephanidae are also called 'Crown wasps'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanida...

John La Salle
John La Salle 10 years ago

Fantastic picture.
Try Stephanidae
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanidae...

RobThacker
RobThacker 10 years ago

Thanks for the lead Mark, have a good place to start now.

Noah Ranger
Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Gasteruptidae?

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Spotted on Apr 1, 2014
Submitted on Apr 7, 2014

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