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Ichneumon Wasp - Rhyssa alaskensis
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Ichneumon Wasp - Rhyssa alaskensis
Cape Disappointment, Pacific County, Washington, USA
May 23, 2015
Could it be Clistopyga recurva? I didn't see another with the same facial markings, but there are so many...
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Contributed by morpheme on 25 May, 2015 - 3:01pm
Last updated 3 July, 2021 - 4:33am

Moved
Moved from Rhyssinae.

The combination of a spotted abdomen and black posterior orbits should narrow it down to this species alone.
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Moved
Moved from Ichneumonid Wasps.

Noting the strongly striated mesoscutum, which won't occur in Pimplinae.
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Moved
Moved from ID Request.
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