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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonoidea) » Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonidae) » Short-tailed Ichneumonid Wasps (Ophioninae) » Enicospilus
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Enicospilus possibility? - Enicospilus
Copyright © 2018 Steve Morris

Enicospilus possibility? - Enicospilus
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
September 13, 2017
Found at night on the brightly lit state capitol building in downtown Indianapolis. This wasp was very large - two to three times the size of Ophion short-tailed wasps that I typically see at night.

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Enicospilus possibility? - Enicospilus Enicospilus possibility? - Enicospilus
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Contributed by Steve Morris on 1 March, 2018 - 12:28pm
Last updated 1 March, 2018 - 4:07pm

would you happen to have a cl
would you happen to have a closer shot of the wings? I can't quite make out enough detail from this size image
… Rachel Behm, 10 March, 2020 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

 
image added
I just added another image, but not sure it will provide sufficient details of the wing venation. Sorry it took so long for me to do this.
… Steve Morris, 6 November, 2023 - 10:33am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Steve Morris, 1 March, 2018 - 4:07pm login or register to post comments

Agree - Enicospilus…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 1 March, 2018 - 2:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks for taking time to review! I will move to the genus page. Looking back, now wish I would have captured and kept it overnight to get a better daylight photo.
… Steve Morris, 1 March, 2018 - 4:06pm login or register to post comments

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