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Short-tailed Ichneumon Wasps (Ophion)
Photo#180786
Copyright © 2008
Ted Kropiewnicki
Short-tailed Ichneumon Wasp -
Ophion
Bear, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
May 5, 2008
Size: ~ 18 mm
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Contributed by
Ted Kropiewnicki
on 5 May, 2008 - 12:53pm
Last updated 25 May, 2008 - 10:09pm
I believe you are correct.
I believe you are correct.
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Michael Guenther
, 5 May, 2008 - 1:34pm
Thank you!
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Ted Kropiewnicki
, 5 May, 2008 - 2:16pm
Ophion, or something like it
I'm not an expert, but this looks like an
Ophion
to me. There is a page of
Ophion
-like
ichneumons, and I don't know if that's because there are other genera that look similar or just because people are being cautious (since there are 3000 or so species to choose from).
…
Charley Eiseman
, 23 May, 2008 - 11:25pm
Genus Ophion
Thank you! It does look like
Photo#3931 and other images in the Short-tailed Ichneumon Wasps
Genus Ophion
.
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Ted Kropiewnicki
, 25 May, 2008 - 10:01pm