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Horntail - Urocerus cressoni - female
Copyright © 2004 Bill Johnson

Horntail - Urocerus cressoni - Female
Pine River, Cass County, Minnesota, USA
August 6, 2004
I've ID'd this one as Tremex sericeus. Is that a correct ID?
Contributed by Bill Johnson on 27 January, 2005 - 4:54pm
Last updated 19 January, 2006 - 5:12pm

Horn tail
Moved to the guide to family level. Let us hope that an expert confirms your ID, you are probably right.
… Beatriz Moisset, 28 February, 2005 - 10:25am

 
Urocerus cressoni.
I asked my friend, Nathan Schiff, an expert on horntails, to look at this, and he easily and quickly ID'd it as a female Urocerus cressoni.
… Eric R. Eaton, 19 January, 2006 - 5:10pm

 
i've found one in nova scotia
i've found one in nova scotia and am wondering if their common in these parts.never seen one before
… buck sylliboy, 23 August, 2008 - 8:18am

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