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Ovipositing. What is it? - Rhyssa alaskensis - female
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Ovipositing. What is it? - Rhyssa alaskensis - Female
Randle, Lewis County, Washington, USA
October 2, 2010
Size: approx 4"
These bugs have been flying around the freshly split spruce for a couple of days at least, but around early afternoon today was the first time we saw them doing this...ovapositing into small cracks or holes in the wood? We would like to know what they are so we can read more about them.

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Ovipositing. What is it? - Rhyssa alaskensis - female What is it? - Rhyssa alaskensis - female
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Contributed by KatieBee on 2 October, 2010 - 9:51pm
Last updated 9 October, 2017 - 8:26pm

Moved
Moved from Rhyssa.

The entirely black temporal orbit (i.e. no white marking immediately posterior to the eye) indicates R. alaskensis...see comments under post below for more ID details:

 
… Aaron Schusteff, 9 October, 2017 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Carlson, 2 October, 2010 - 10:05pm login or register to post comments

Ichneumonidae.
Maybe something in/near Rhyssa:



Don't hold me to the genus, though. Wait to hear from the experts.

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 October, 2010 - 10:01pm login or register to post comments

 
That was quick!
Thank you for the help and the friendly welcome.
… KatieBee, 2 October, 2010 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

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