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Ibaliidae, lateral - Ibalia anceps - female
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Ibaliidae, lateral - Ibalia anceps - Female
100 Acre Wood, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
May 31, 2016

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Ibaliidae, dorsal - Ibalia anceps - female Ibaliidae, lateral - Ibalia anceps - female Ibaliidae, antennae - Ibalia anceps - female
Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 1 June, 2016 - 10:12am
Last updated 2 January, 2017 - 8:48am

Is she ovipositing
?
… John van der Linden, 27 June, 2016 - 11:32am

 
Yes,
you can see the ovipositor between the mid and hind legs.
There seems to be a membrane which makes the apparatus look triangular.
… MJ Hatfield, 2 January, 2017 - 8:46am

 
Ah yes
I see it now. Very nice!
… John van der Linden, 2 January, 2017 - 9:03am

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