Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Interested in a 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico?

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

National Moth Week 2020 photos of insects and people.

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Discussion, insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29

Photos of insects and people from the 2015 gathering in Wisconsin, July 10-12

Photos of insects and people from the 2014 gathering in Virginia, June 4-7.

Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps » Xiphydriid Wood Wasps (Xiphydriidae) » Xiphydria » Xiphydria tibialis
Photo#428215
sawfly? - Xiphydria tibialis - male
Copyright © 2010 john and jane balaban

sawfly? - Xiphydria tibialis - Male
Harms Woods Forest Preserve, Glenview, Cook County, Illinois, USA
July 14, 2010
Size: ~9mm
Saw this small thin wasp resting on a leaf. Couldn't make it out but now on the computer it looks like a sawfly.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 17 July, 2010 - 9:49pm
Last updated 20 July, 2010 - 4:35pm

perfect -- thanx for the followup, Dave
Moved from Xiphydria.
… v belov, 20 July, 2010 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

Compared
with specimens, and this is a male of Xiphydria tibialis. Nice picture. Males don't seem to be as commonly collected as females.
… Dave Smith, 20 July, 2010 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

Yes, thank you both
We'll look for more when we go back today.
… john and jane balaban, 19 July, 2010 - 7:50am login or register to post comments

 
awesome
… v belov, 19 July, 2010 - 8:06am login or register to post comments

will be waiting for the final ruling; thanks!
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 19 July, 2010 - 7:26am login or register to post comments

Xiphydriidae
This is a Xiphydria sp., male. Males are not too easy as the color differs considerably from the females. I'll update this as soon as I a chance to check some specimens in the collection.
… Dave Smith, 19 July, 2010 - 7:06am login or register to post comments

Ah! Interesting!
The face reminded us of this earlier lovely, but....
… john and jane balaban, 18 July, 2010 - 9:46am login or register to post comments

this is something cool guys
i'm thinking male horntail (xiphydriid?)... give or take :]
… v belov, 17 July, 2010 - 10:09pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

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 © 2003-2022 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact