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Photo#110204
Copyright © 2007
Lynette Elliott
Wasp -
Banchus
Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana, USA
May 6, 2007
Long antennae, thick legs, and acted very similar to a spider hunting wasp. I can't figure this one out.
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Contributed by
Lynette Elliott
on 15 May, 2007 - 9:07pm
Last updated 11 January, 2010 - 12:48pm
Moved
Moved from
Banchini
.
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Bob Carlson
, 11 January, 2010 - 12:48pm
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Moved
Moved from
Ichneumon Wasps
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John F. Carr
, 29 September, 2009 - 9:15pm
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Banchini
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Bob Carlson
, 29 September, 2009 - 8:07pm
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Moved
Moved from
Wasps
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Lynette Elliott
, 16 May, 2007 - 7:28am
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I wouldn't be surprised if it were an Ichneumonid.
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Sean McCann
, 15 May, 2007 - 9:25pm
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Quite right - Ichneumonidae
True, such stout and brightly colored species can easily be mistaken for Spider Wasps. But many-segmented antennae and forewing venation betray them.
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Richard Vernier
, 15 May, 2007 - 11:46pm
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Dead ringer for a pompilid.
I agree. This is a dead ringer for Poecilopompilus interruptus!
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Eric R. Eaton
, 16 May, 2007 - 3:32pm
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