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Acrotaphus wiltii - female
Copyright © 2016 Betsy Betros

Acrotaphus wiltii - Female
Lenexa, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
October 25, 2016
Came to honey/water bait on leaves along the edge of a remnant tall grass prairie.
Contributed by Betsy Betros on 25 October, 2016 - 9:00pm

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Betsy Betros, 25 October, 2016 - 9:16pm

Yes…
This is the only eastern species in this genus.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 25 October, 2016 - 9:11pm

 
Thank you
First data point for Kansas!
… Betsy Betros, 25 October, 2016 - 9:17pm

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