Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
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) » Banchinae
Photo#1622554
ichneumon wasp
Copyright © 2018 Larry Reis

ichneumon wasp
fen farm near Lime Springs, Howard County, Iowa, USA
June 23, 2018
Size: 10 mm
This ichneumon wasp resembles some specimens I saw in the Cylloceria genus, with its black body, red legs and long antennae. I didn't see any Cylloceria collected or photographed from the Midwest though, so it is likely something else.

Images of this individual: tag all
ichneumon wasp ichneumon wasp ichneumon wasp ichneumon wasp
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Larry Reis on 26 December, 2018 - 3:10pm
Last updated 26 December, 2018 - 6:38pm

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 26 December, 2018 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

Banchinae (female)…
Although somewhat similar, in the genus you mention, the female's flagellomeres are highly elongated, especially the middle ones, which is not the case here based on these images. There is, however, a species of Cylloceria that is present in Iowa.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 26 December, 2018 - 6:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Banchinae
Thanks for taking a look at this wasp and getting the right ID down, Ross! I checked out the Banchinae wasps in your reference and am amazed at the way wasps in different subfamilies can look so similar!
… Larry Reis, 26 December, 2018 - 6:47pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 26 December, 2018 - 4:27pm login or register to post comments

 
ichneumon wasp
Thanks for your help with this wasp ID, Ken!
… Larry Reis, 26 December, 2018 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact