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Megarhyssa - Megarhyssa macrurus - male
Copyright © 2009 Roland Barth

Megarhyssa - Megarhyssa macrurus - Male
Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy County, Nebraska, USA
May 29, 2009

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Megarhyssa - Megarhyssa macrurus - male Megarhissa - Megarhyssa macrurus - male Megarhyssa - Megarhyssa macrurus - male
Contributed by Roland Barth on 29 May, 2009 - 2:12pm
Last updated 7 April, 2023 - 3:52am

Moved
Moved from Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 7 April, 2023 - 3:52am

Moved
Moved from Giant Ichneumons.
… Bob Carlson, 19 December, 2009 - 3:32pm

Rhyssinae…
This is likely a rarely encountered male ichneumon wasp in the subfamily Rhyssinae. Nice shot.

See reference here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/43467
… Ross Hill, 3 June, 2009 - 8:16pm

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