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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 » Enicospilus purgatus
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Ichneumon wasp - Enicospilus purgatus
Copyright © 2008 Heidi Eaton

Ichneumon wasp - Enicospilus purgatus
Amarillo, Randall County, Texas, USA
September 8, 2008
Size: 20mm
This ichneumon wasp was on the bricks under an outdoor light, presumably attracted to the light the night before. It looks very much like those in the genus Ophion, but I'm not going to presume to be correct, so I'll leave it at family.

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Contributed by Heidi Eaton on 10 September, 2008 - 9:39pm
Last updated 25 January, 2019 - 12:10pm

Moved
Moved from Enicospilus.
… John F. Carr, 25 January, 2019 - 12:10pm login or register to post comments

alar sclerites match enicospilus purgatus
Enicospilus purgatus
… Rachel Behm, 25 January, 2019 - 12:10pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ophioninae.
… Heidi Eaton, 5 August, 2009 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

Enicospilus…
Several spots in the DM cell of the forewing and an adventitious vein place this in this genus.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 5 August, 2009 - 12:51pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 January, 2009 - 7:59pm login or register to post comments

Ophioninae.
Same subfamily at any rate. The oversize ocelli ("simple eyes") and the sclerotized spots on the forewing, beneath the stigma, don't leave much doubt.
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 January, 2009 - 7:59pm login or register to post comments

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