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Megarhyssa macrurus macrurus
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Copyright © 2011 Lisa Miller
Ichneumonid? -
Megarhyssa macrurus
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Massilon, Ohio, USA
August 29, 2011
found in a log cabin type house
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Contributed by
naturegirl
on 31 August, 2011 - 8:59am
Last updated 7 April, 2023 - 3:59am
Moved
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Jonathan Hoskins
, 7 April, 2023 - 3:59am
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Bob Carlson
, 9 September, 2011 - 6:14pm
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Yes...
Megarhyssa macrurus.
See reference
here.
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Ross Hill
, 31 August, 2011 - 1:00pm
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Thanks!
But isn't that species bright red and yellow? Maybe it's just this photo, but it doesn't look that colorful to me. What are the other key traits to ID this (besides size, and I don't have that)?
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naturegirl
, 31 August, 2011 - 2:27pm
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re: ID...
It's mostly about the wing venation pattern and the extremely long ovipositor in females.
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Ross Hill
, 31 August, 2011 - 5:16pm
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AH!
Thanks, again.
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naturegirl
, 1 September, 2011 - 12:07pm
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