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Wasp? - Tremex columba
Copyright © 2006 Robert Kane

Wasp? - Tremex columba
Stewartsville, Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
June 22, 2006
Size: ~5 cm

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Wasp? - Tremex columba Wasp? No - Sawfly - Tremex columba
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Contributed by Robert Kane on 22 June, 2006 - 4:23pm
Last updated 27 June, 2006 - 10:26pm

Yes
This is a ichneumon wasp. It's a female. Look at it's abdomen and you'll see the ovipositor ( egg laying tube ) sticking out of it.
… Brittanie Christina McCormack, 23 June, 2006 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

 
Wasp ID
Thanks, Brittanie.

Others have suggested this is a female Tremex columba - Pigeon horntail. I think this is correct. I looked up information on ichneumon wasps; they have much longer ovipositors, and mostly clear wings.
… Robert Kane, 23 June, 2006 - 2:36pm login or register to post comments

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