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Megarhyssa macrurus - female
Copyright © 2009 Ben Gillock

Megarhyssa macrurus - Female
Watrous, San Miguel County, New Mexico, USA
August 2, 2009
Size: 5cm
My wife found this on a old dead cottonwood branch. You can't see the entire thing in this picture but it has a very long (2 inch) ovipositor of some sort. Who knows this one?
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Contributed by Ben Gillock on 2 August, 2009 - 10:27pm
Last updated 1 September, 2009 - 3:56pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Schneider, 1 September, 2009 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

M. macrurus confirmed…
A large giant ichneumon female as belov mentioned.
… Ross Hill, 5 August, 2009 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

Could this be
a type of paper wasp? I've found a close match in one of my field guides (National Audubon).
… Yvonne1313, 2 August, 2009 - 10:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Paper wasps dont have a long ovipositor
Paper wasps don't have a long ovipositor but it does resemble one in terms of coloration, probably because paper wasps can sting and many insect eaters won't eat them
… Jody Anderson, 22 August, 2009 - 8:13am login or register to post comments

female Megarhyssa macrurus, i suppose
compare
… v belov, 2 August, 2009 - 10:44pm login or register to post comments

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