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Megarhyssa macrurus icterosticta
Photo#1384205
Copyright © 2017
Brad Bengtsson
Long Tailed Wasp -
Megarhyssa macrurus
Tonto National Forest, Christopher Creek, Gila County, Arizona, USA
June 11, 2017
Size: 2" wing span
Contributed by
Brad Bengtsson
on 13 June, 2017 - 11:38am
Last updated 30 March, 2023 - 8:49am
Comments
Moved
Moved from
Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp
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Jonathan Hoskins
, 30 March, 2023 - 8:49am
Moved
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John S. Ascher
, 13 June, 2017 - 7:25pm
Megarhyssa macrurus (female)…
Range includes AZ.
See reference
here.
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Ross Hill
, 13 June, 2017 - 11:44am
Thank You
Thank You for the quick response.
I appreciate the service this site provides.
When my wife and I saw this wasp, I said "lets get a photo and send it to bugguide"
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Brad Bengtsson
, 14 June, 2017 - 8:57am