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Enicospilus glabratus
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Copyright © 2007
Karen Zimmerman
Enicospilus -
Enicospilus glabratus
Tujunga, Los Angeles County, California, USA
November 16, 2005
Size: about 2 inches I think
This is the only one I have ever seen; at night, on our porch light. It had a very interesting wedge shaped end of it's abdomen.
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Contributed by
Karen Zimmerman
on 2 May, 2007 - 10:27pm
Last updated 23 September, 2019 - 2:08pm
Moved
Moved from
americanus complex
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Rachel Behm
, 23 September, 2019 - 2:08pm
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Moved
Moved from
Enicospilus
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John F. Carr
, 25 January, 2019 - 12:50pm
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Probably E. glabratus
A member of the Enicospilus-americanus complex. I would put my money on E. glabratus but it's just a tiny bit too blurry for me to see the hairs on the discocubital cell.
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Rachel Behm
, 25 January, 2019 - 12:38pm
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Jason D. Roberts
, 18 May, 2007 - 1:23pm
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Enicospilus
Based on wing venation, this is an ichneumon in the genus
Enicospilus
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Jason D. Roberts
, 18 May, 2007 - 12:27pm
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Yes its a wasp.
This is a parasitic wasp in the family Ichneumonidae.
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Brad Barnd
, 3 May, 2007 - 12:56am
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Yes it's a wasp
Hi Brad,
Thank you so much for the ID. It was the coolest looking insect, and I am really happy to put a name to it. I hope I see one again!
How can you tell the males from the females, and which is the one in the picture??
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Karen Zimmerman
, 3 May, 2007 - 8:37pm
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