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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonoidea) » Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonidae) » Short-tailed Ichneumonid Wasps (Ophioninae) » Ophion
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a wasp? - Ophion - male
Copyright © 2006 Guy E. Crauwels

a wasp? - Ophion - Male
Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
May 8, 2006
Size: approximately 1"
the abdomen is the same color as the rest of this insect , the sunlight makes it look brighter. I thought this may be related to ichneumon wasps ??
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Contributed by Guy E. Crauwels on 8 May, 2006 - 2:59pm
Last updated 30 September, 2009 - 9:43am

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… v belov, 30 September, 2009 - 9:43am login or register to post comments

Ophion
Male
… Bob Carlson, 29 September, 2009 - 9:25pm login or register to post comments

Maybe.
There are other entire families of wasps that can resemble this, though, namely the Rhopalosomatidae. I don't know yet how to tell them apart with any degree of authority.
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 May, 2006 - 6:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Short tailed ichneumon
I found a picture in a field guide that confirms my suspicion and also agrees with you that there are many species.
… Guy E. Crauwels, 13 May, 2006 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

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