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Photo#1109127
Mystery tree eater - Megarhyssa nortoni

Mystery tree eater - Megarhyssa nortoni
West Milford, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
July 24, 2015
Size: 2"+
This seems to be "chewing" on the pine tree leaving piles of sawdust at the base of the tree. We can hear it as it "chomps."

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Megarhyssa nortoni (female)…
The range for this species includes New Jersey.

See reference here.

Megarhyssa macrurus?
Giant Ichneumon?

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