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Ichneumon Wasp - Arotes - male
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Ichneumon Wasp - Arotes - Male
North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
July 3, 2005
Contributed by tom murray on 4 July, 2005 - 10:02pm
Last updated 5 July, 2005 - 7:15pm

Arotes sp.
Very nice portrait of a male of Arotes sp., one of the very few ichneumons distinctive enough to ID to genus at a glance:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 July, 2005 - 12:26pm

 
Arotes
Most of the Ichneumons I see now, I don't bother phographing, but this was too fancy to pass by. Thanks for the ID Eric.
… tom murray, 5 July, 2005 - 7:18pm

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