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Pigeon Horntail (Female)

Tremex columba

Description:

1 1/2 inches. Cylindrical. Head and body orange; abdomen long, with black and yellow bars; horny plate at end. Wings blackish to yellowish. Female has long ovipositor (not stinger) that deposits eggs deep into wood that larvae eat.

Habitat:

Woods

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Vermont, USA

Spotted on Oct 18, 2013
Submitted on Oct 18, 2013

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