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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonoidea) » Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonidae) » Short-tailed Ichneumonid Wasps (Ophioninae) » Enicospilus » Enicospilus purgatus
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Enicospilus purgatus - Enicospilus purgatus - male
Copyright © 2015 Hemipteran Seeker

Enicospilus purgatus - Enicospilus purgatus - Male
Newton, Baker County, Georgia, USA
December 28, 2015
Size: 35-40mm
Found around 9:15pm at a light. I believe this individual may be in the Ophioninae subfamily but expert help certainly needed.

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Enicospilus purgatus - Enicospilus purgatus - male Ophion sp.? - Enicospilus purgatus - male
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Contributed by Hemipteran Seeker on 29 December, 2015 - 6:51am
Last updated 30 December, 2015 - 9:41am

Moved
Moved from Ophioninae.
… Hemipteran Seeker, 30 December, 2015 - 9:41am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Joe, 29 December, 2015 - 1:39pm login or register to post comments

Enicospilus…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 29 December, 2015 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

 
Clear
Thanks Ross. Any dichotomous key to ID species?
… Hemipteran Seeker, 29 December, 2015 - 10:11am login or register to post comments

 
Keys...
This is a large genus, with quite a few Nearctic members. I am not aware of any online keys; however, E. purgatus is a commonly encountered species. If you can provide an expanded view of one of the wings, I may be able to determine if it is that particular one.
… Ross Hill, 29 December, 2015 - 3:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Enicospilus purgatus…
Right. This is E. purgatus. Thanks for the additional close-up.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 30 December, 2015 - 9:18am login or register to post comments

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