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Opheltes glaucopterus barberi
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Copyright © 2007
Gary Kessler
Wasp? -
Opheltes glaucopterus
Angelica, Allegany County, New York, USA
August 29, 2007
Came to MV lamp while mothing.
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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.
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Richard
, 15 August, 2013 - 7:46pm
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Moved
Moved from
Ichneumon Wasps
. A new subfamily for BugGuide, let alone subspecies!
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Charley Eiseman
, 28 September, 2009 - 2:19am
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Opheltes glaucopterus barberi
Subfamily Ctenopelmatinae, tribe Perilissini. Parasite of Cimbex americana. Note the inflated (i.e. bulging) temples.
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Bob Carlson
, 27 September, 2009 - 10:49pm
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Ichneumon Wasp
Most likely a Netelia sp. Distantly related to Ophioninae, these large nocturnal Wasps have nowadays their own subfamily (Neteliinae).
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Richard Vernier
, 30 August, 2007 - 9:03am
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Thank you Richard
for pointing me in the right direction. First time seeing the swollen area behind eye, like ear muffs.
Gary
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Gary Kessler
, 30 August, 2007 - 9:31am
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