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ichneumon?
Copyright © 2006 gwsheehan

ichneumon?
Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, USA
June 29, 2006
Size: 3-4"
If you look closely, its antenna start out black, have a white segment in the middle and then turn black again
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Contributed by gwsheehan on 1 October, 2006 - 1:47pm
Last updated 18 October, 2006 - 5:15pm

Ichneumon.
If the size is correct, then this is probably Megarhyssa nortoni, the western species in that genus. Whatever the case, has to be the most literate ichneumon I've ever seen:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 2 October, 2006 - 3:39pm login or register to post comments

Ichneumon
would be my guess too, I have seen such a variation on these I wonder if anyone can actually tell species apart without an actual specimen??

Charles
… Charles Weber, 1 October, 2006 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

 
With 60,000 species...
I'm sure the answer is yes, no, maybe, and all of the above- depending on which species. The problem is finding one of the handful of people who've mastered that massive, but specialized field to tell us if this is one of the identifiable species.
… Chuck Entz, 2 October, 2006 - 1:30am login or register to post comments

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