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Wasp - Megarhyssa greenei - male
Copyright © 2009 Tom Bentley

Wasp - Megarhyssa greenei - Male
Glenview Woods - Harms Woods Forest Preserve, Cook County, Illinois, USA
June 12, 2009
Contributed by Tom Bentley on 15 June, 2009 - 9:40pm
Last updated 19 December, 2009 - 2:29pm

Moved
Moved from Megarhyssa macrurus.

Coloration of forewing and hind femur are indicative of greenei.
… Bob Carlson, 19 December, 2009 - 2:29pm

Moved
Moved from Braconids and Ichneumons.
… Tom Bentley, 22 July, 2009 - 11:52am

Megarhyssa greenei…
This is the male giant ichneumon.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 22 July, 2009 - 10:31am

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… Tom Bentley, 16 June, 2009 - 8:28pm

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