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pennator or vulpinus (Trogus pennator or vulpinus)
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Copyright © 2017
Henry Kindervatter
Ichneumon Wasp (Trogus pennator, perhaps) -
Trogus
Langhorne - Playwicki Farm Park, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 26, 2017
Size: ~2 inches
Though this picture is not very clear (shot with 70-300mm lens @300mm) I think the distinctive colors may allow for identification.
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Contributed by
Henry Kindervatter
on 26 May, 2017 - 5:27pm
Last updated 24 June, 2021 - 4:53am
Moved
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Trogus
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Jonathan Hoskins
, 24 June, 2021 - 4:53am
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Moved
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Trogus pennator
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The scutellum looks more elevated and conical, so this may instead be
T. vulpinus
. Regrettably, coloration isn't very reliable as we have 3 species in our area that can have identical coloration (and there's at least a fourth in Mexico).
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Jonathan Hoskins
, 24 June, 2021 - 3:40am
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John S. Ascher
, 12 June, 2017 - 8:14pm
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Yes - T. pennator…
See reference
here.
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Ross Hill
, 26 May, 2017 - 5:51pm
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