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Wasp? - Opheltes glaucopterus
Copyright © 2007 Gary Kessler

Wasp? - Opheltes glaucopterus
Angelica, Allegany County, New York, USA
August 29, 2007
Came to MV lamp while mothing.

Gary
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Contributed by Gary Kessler on 30 August, 2007 - 8:58am
Last updated 28 September, 2009 - 2:19am

Similar found in Bristol, UK
I have found a bug similar in Bristol, UK. It has the same bulging of the head and the abdomen that is thicker at the end, also the long antenna and color is close to identical. Being a n00b I just hope it doesn't sting me.
… Richard, 15 August, 2013 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps. A new subfamily for BugGuide, let alone subspecies!
… Charley Eiseman, 28 September, 2009 - 2:19am login or register to post comments

Opheltes glaucopterus barberi
Subfamily Ctenopelmatinae, tribe Perilissini. Parasite of Cimbex americana. Note the inflated (i.e. bulging) temples.
… Bob Carlson, 27 September, 2009 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

Ichneumon Wasp
Most likely a Netelia sp. Distantly related to Ophioninae, these large nocturnal Wasps have nowadays their own subfamily (Neteliinae).
… Richard Vernier, 30 August, 2007 - 9:03am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Richard
for pointing me in the right direction. First time seeing the swollen area behind eye, like ear muffs.

Gary
… Gary Kessler, 30 August, 2007 - 9:31am login or register to post comments

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