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Asian Wasp?? - Tremex columba - female
Copyright © 2007 Lisa

Asian Wasp?? - Tremex columba - Female
Manchester, NH, New Hampshire, USA
August 3, 2007
Size: 2 inches
My son found this wasp type of insect on a tree. I've never seen a wasp like this before. Any help identifying this insect would be greatly appreciated.
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Contributed by Lisa on 3 August, 2007 - 6:56pm
Last updated 22 January, 2008 - 7:32am

Pigeon tremex.
This is a female pigeon tremex horntail wasp, Tremex columba. Please see our guide pages for the species, and various .edu websites for more info. This is actually a common insect, though adults are not often seen.
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 August, 2007 - 8:12pm login or register to post comments

Check out the Horntails
in the guide here while you wait for a species ID from one of the experts.
… john and jane balaban, 3 August, 2007 - 7:03pm login or register to post comments

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