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Large Wasp / Hornet from Vermont
Copyright © 2004 Mike Future

Large Wasp / Hornet from Vermont
Salisbury, Vermont, USA
August 16, 2004
Size: Approximately 2 inches
This specimen appeared on a rock at our camp site. It didn't fly, and it moved very slowly.It remained there for a few days before moving on. It doesn't match any Cicada Killer pictures i've seen. I've been perplexed about it's identity for almost a year.
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Contributed by Mike Future on 16 March, 2005 - 12:08am
Last updated 8 June, 2005 - 4:33pm

Sawfly?
If your insect did not have the typical "wasp waist," then it is likely to be a sawfly, a group which also includes some of the largest members of order hymenoptera.
… Richard Leung, 16 March, 2005 - 6:40am login or register to post comments

 
Cimbicid sawfly
The club-like antennae and large size identify this as a sawfly in the family Cimbicidae, probably a species of Cimbex. They have strong jaws and can bite pretty hard if one is foolish enough to pick one up.
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 March, 2005 - 12:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Eric.
Thank you Eric.
… Mike Future, 17 March, 2005 - 12:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
It did not have a "wasp waist". I've looked around, and I believe it to be one of the Pine Sawflies...which one, I do not know. Thank you.
… Mike Future, 16 March, 2005 - 12:22pm login or register to post comments

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