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Photo#823848
Copyright © 2013
John Pearson
Ichneumon Wasp -
Spilopteron formosum
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Oak Island, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Bayfield, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA
August 9, 2013
Size: ~2 cm bl
Sluggish individual found immobile on boot on ground on cool, dewy morning in small clearing in woods serving as campsite.
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Contributed by
John Pearson
on 13 August, 2013 - 6:27pm
Last updated 14 March, 2021 - 5:59am
Moved
Moved from
Acaenitinae
.
Vein 2/Rs of not distinctly beyond 2m-cu, radius with a more prominent spot of pigmentation, tips of antennae more extensively dark, hind coxae without white lateral spots.
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Jonathan Hoskins
, 14 March, 2021 - 5:59am
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Moved
I suspect the coloration of the hind tibiae in these images may be distorted. If so, this could be
Arotes amoenus
. I will see what other alternatives there might be.
Moved from
Ichneumon Wasps
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Bob Carlson
, 13 August, 2013 - 7:53pm
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Moved
Moved from
Yellowjackets and Hornets, Paper Wasps; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps
. Thanks, Ross!
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John Pearson
, 13 August, 2013 - 6:48pm
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Ichneumon femaleā¦
Possibly
Acaenitinae
.
See reference
here.
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Ross Hill
, 13 August, 2013 - 6:45pm
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