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Ichneumonoid Wasp - Megarhyssa atrata? - Megarhyssa atrata - female
Copyright © 2006 Gerry Bunker

Ichneumonoid Wasp - Megarhyssa atrata? - Megarhyssa atrata - Female
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 17, 2006
She was ovipositing in an already existing hole in this old maple tree.

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Ichneumonoid Wasp - Megarhyssa atrata? - Megarhyssa atrata - female Ichneumonoid Wasp - Megarhyssa atrata? - Megarhyssa atrata - female Ichneumonoid Wasp - Megarhyssa atrata? - Megarhyssa atrata - female
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Contributed by Gerry Bunker on 17 June, 2006 - 4:18pm
Last updated 18 June, 2006 - 7:59am

Megarhyssa atrata
Yes, it's an exact match to this one that I photographed last month.
… Jason Widlacki, 17 June, 2006 - 10:58pm login or register to post comments

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