Wasp? - Mesostenus gracilis

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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) » Cryptinae » Cryptini » Mesostenina » Mesostenus » Mesostenus gracilis

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Copyright © 2006 Nolie Schneider

Wasp? - Mesostenus gracilis -

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
April 8, 2006
Size: Body 10 mm

This insect was sitting on the wall by my computer this morning. Could it be an ichneumon wasp of some kind?

Nolie

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Contributed by Nolie Schneider on 8 April, 2006 - 3:46pm
Last updated 28 July, 2013 - 10:56am

Moved

Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.

… Bob Carlson, 28 July, 2013 - 10:56am

Moved

Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.

… Bob Carlson, 12 November, 2009 - 5:28am

indeed

it is an ichneumon for sure, which can be told by thewing venation and the multi multi segmented antenna

… Omar Fahmy, 9 April, 2006 - 1:36am

Wasp

Thanks for your ID, Omar.

Nolie

… Nolie Schneider, 9 April, 2006 - 9:58am

Super image.

This is a superior image. Nice work!

… Eric R. Eaton, 10 April, 2006 - 3:46pm

Ichneumon Wasp

Thanks, Eric! I was fortunate that it landed on a plain light yellow wall, which gave a good clear background.

Nolie

… Nolie Schneider, 10 April, 2006 - 5:42pm

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