Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
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 » americanus complex (Enicospilus americanus complex) » Enicospilus texanus
Photo#1629835
Orange Ichneumon Wasp With Disproportionately Large Eyes - Enicospilus texanus
Copyright © 2019 Nick Wiser

Orange Ichneumon Wasp With Disproportionately Large Eyes - Enicospilus texanus
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA
September 6, 2018

Images of this individual: tag all
Orange Ichneumon Wasp With Disproportionately Large Eyes - Enicospilus texanus Orange Ichneumon Wasp With Disproportionately Large Eyes - Enicospilus texanus Orange Ichneumon Wasp With Disproportionately Large Eyes - Enicospilus texanus Orange Ichneumon Wasp With Disproportionately Large Eyes - Enicospilus texanus Orange Ichneumon Wasp With Disproportionately Large Eyes - Enicospilus texanus
Contributed by Nick Wiser on 24 January, 2019 - 9:28pm
Last updated 25 January, 2019 - 6:19am

Moved
Moved from Enicospilus.
… John F. Carr, 25 January, 2019 - 6:19am

E. texanus
I am pretty sure it's Enicospilus texanus and not E. americanus based on this image .

I referred to the key and illustrations from "The species of the Enicospilus americanus complex (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in eastern North America" by Ian Gauld in 1988.


Cool find.

E. glabratus is really common where I live in CA and they're easy to pick from the rest with a nice wing shot like this.
… Rachel Behm, 25 January, 2019 - 12:24am

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