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Braconidae - female
Copyright © 2007 Libby & Rick Avis

Braconidae - Female
Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
August 18, 2007

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Braconidae - female Braconidae - female
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Contributed by Libby & Rick Avis on 9 February, 2008 - 11:45pm
Last updated 10 February, 2008 - 2:13pm

Moved
Moved from All black.
… Libby & Rick Avis, 10 February, 2008 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

Large Black Braconid Wasp
Presence of a straight vein between so-called "1rst discoidal" and "1rst submarginal" cells of forewings (here clearly visible on the right forewing, less so on the left one because this latter lays in part under the former) " proves this elegant insect is not an Ichneumon, despite its fairly large size (owing much to the very long ovipositor).
… Richard Vernier, 10 February, 2008 - 3:45am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks again!
Thanks again, Richard - I see what you mean. I guess the abdomen length relative to the head and thorax is also more like a braconid too.
… Libby & Rick Avis, 10 February, 2008 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

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