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Ichneumon Wasp - Rhyssa alaskensis - female
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Ichneumon Wasp - Rhyssa alaskensis - Female
Westwood, Lassen County, California, USA
Date: collected in late 1980's

ID based on the posterior orbits (area directly behind the eyes on the head) being entirely black - see info page; and see lateral image of head.

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Ichneumon Wasp - Rhyssa alaskensis - female Ichneumon Wasp - Rhyssa alaskensis - female
Contributed by Jim Moore on 13 May, 2020 - 7:52pm
Last updated 13 May, 2020 - 11:21pm

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