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Ichneumon Wasp - male
Copyright © 2007 Michel Kleinbaum

Ichneumon Wasp - Male
Ankeny NWR, Marion County, Oregon, USA
July 25, 2007
found on Queen Anne's. I had thought this to be a Thread-waisted Wasp. However I have a feeling it is not

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Ichneumon Wasp - male Ichneumon Wasp - male Ichneumon Wasp - male
Contributed by Michel Kleinbaum on 25 July, 2007 - 9:29pm
Last updated 10 October, 2007 - 4:36pm

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Beatriz Moisset, 10 August, 2007 - 7:48am

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Beatriz Moisset, 10 August, 2007 - 7:46am

Abdomen is normal - Ichneumonid Wasp
Such a blunt end is widespread among Ichneumoninae male, to which this insect belong: this is no thread-waisted Wasp Color pattern can sometimes be misleading.
… Richard Vernier, 26 July, 2007 - 12:52pm

 
Ichneumonid Wasp
I had finally found some images and decided this could be an Ichneumonid Wasp. Thanks for confirming it.
Michel Kleinbaum
… Michel Kleinbaum, 26 July, 2007 - 1:46pm

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