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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 cubensis
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Ichy wasp ? - Enicospilus cubensis
Copyright © 2010 Ken Allen

Ichy wasp ? - Enicospilus cubensis
Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
July 27, 2010
To light at night.
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Contributed by Ken Allen on 27 July, 2010 - 10:45pm
Last updated 15 June, 2021 - 11:27am

Moved
Moved from Enicospilus.
… Rachel Behm, 15 June, 2021 - 11:27am login or register to post comments

This is a strange one. I have
This is a strange one. I haven't seen a scleritization pattern like this before. According to Gauld's writings there were a lot of potentially undescribed purgatus-like species in Florida. I know you took this pic a long time ago, but I hope you see (maybe even catch for me haha) another one.
… Rachel Behm, 15 September, 2020 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

 
If I still lived there I might try.
But I have moved and have a very different habitat here. I also gave up black / merc. vapor lighting because of my eyes.
… Ken Allen, 15 September, 2020 - 1:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Ah. Well no worries, maybe I
Ah. Well no worries, maybe I can get out there to do some blacklighting one day :)
… Rachel Behm, 16 September, 2020 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Carlson, 28 July, 2010 - 7:42am login or register to post comments

Yes. Ophioninae: Enicospilus…
Highly attracted to lights.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 27 July, 2010 - 10:56pm login or register to post comments

 
I appreciate the help Ross.
.
… Ken Allen, 28 July, 2010 - 7:18am login or register to post comments

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