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Ichneumon Wasp - Messatoporus discoidalis
Copyright © 2014 Nancy Kent

Ichneumon Wasp - Messatoporus discoidalis
Wildwood Park; Radford, Virginia, USA
July 28, 2014
Is this an Ichneumon Wasp? Perhaps Agonocryptus discoidaloides?
This is my only shot of it as it kept crawling along and into a crack in the wall.
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Contributed by Nancy Kent on 28 July, 2014 - 8:35pm
Last updated 6 November, 2020 - 9:51am

Moved
Moved from Cryptini.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 6 November, 2020 - 9:51am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I appreciate this species confirmation, Jonathan.
… Nancy Kent, 6 November, 2020 - 12:34pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Based on the coloration of the hind leg, including the coxa, my guess would be Messatoporus discoidalis. It has been reared from several pompilids.

Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Carlson, 28 July, 2014 - 9:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Bob, I very much appreciate that ID guess!
… Nancy Kent, 28 July, 2014 - 10:09pm login or register to post comments

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