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Is this Arotes? - Arotes - female
Copyright © 2008 john and jane balaban

Is this Arotes? - Arotes - Female
Harms Woods Forest Preserve, Glenview, Cook County, Illinois, USA
June 21, 2008
Size: ~18mm
This reminds us of an Ichneumon that was identified as Arotes and she was hanging around the base of an American Linden.

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Is this Arotes? - Arotes - female Is this Arotes? - Arotes - female
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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 22 June, 2008 - 11:02am
Last updated 23 June, 2008 - 1:21pm

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… john and jane balaban, 23 June, 2008 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

Yes.
Yes, this is a species of Arotes. Nice images of a very skittish insect!
… Eric R. Eaton, 23 June, 2008 - 12:31am login or register to post comments

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