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Ichneumon Wasp
Copyright © 2006 Jackie

Ichneumon Wasp
Essex, Ontario, Canada
July 21, 2006
Size: About 15 mm
Drinking from Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum).

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Contributed by Jackie on 22 July, 2006 - 11:48pm
Last updated 23 July, 2006 - 8:32pm

Ichneumonid wasp (subfamily Ichneumoninae)
Black and yellow color is rather common in this subfamily, especially in a genus like Amblyteles, to which this one species could well belong. But a very close examination of head and thorax is needed for an ID even at the tribe level.
… Richard Vernier, 23 July, 2006 - 9:20am login or register to post comments

 
Damn
I would've never thought that was an ichneumon wasp. Are there any species that sting?
… Brittanie Christina McCormack, 13 May, 2007 - 2:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Richard
Usually the Ichneumons I see are very wary and skittish. This one was very calm and unconcerned about a camera lens 2 inches in fron of its face. Thanks again.
… Jackie, 23 July, 2006 - 8:28pm login or register to post comments

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