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Wasp?
Copyright © 2009 murthax2

Wasp?
Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
June 14, 2009
Size: 1 1/4"
Looked through countless photos and I don't see it in my field guide. I'm a bit of a newbie. Hoping someone can help me ID this. Found him hovering in a little clearing going from plant to plant. I assumed it to be a wasp of some kind.
Contributed by murthax2 on 14 June, 2009 - 7:35pm
Last updated 29 September, 2009 - 8:51am

Moved
Moved from Banchinae.
… John F. Carr, 29 September, 2009 - 8:51am

Anomaloninae
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… Bob Carlson, 28 September, 2009 - 7:35pm

Banchinae…
The orange and black coloration, the long, laterally compressed abdomen, a propodeal lobe extending over the mid coxae, and a diamond-shaped areolet indicate a member of this ichneumon subfamily. This is a female.

See reference here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/73001
… Ross Hill, 17 June, 2009 - 3:19pm

Ichneumon wasp?
They seem like they vary a bit but this looks close.
… murthax2, 14 June, 2009 - 7:58pm

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