Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
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) » Acaenitinae » Spilopteron » Spilopteron franclemonti
Photo#541708
Ichneumonidae: Spilopteron? - Spilopteron franclemonti - female
Copyright © 2011 Carl Barrentine

Ichneumonidae: Spilopteron? - Spilopteron franclemonti - Female
Turtle River State Park, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
July 7, 2011
Size: Body Length ~ 2.5 cm
Observed ovipositing in Boxelder along with several female Megarhyssa atrata. I'm hoping to learn which species. Thanks! ;-)

Images of this individual: tag all
Ichneumonidae: Spilopteron? - Spilopteron franclemonti - female Ichneumonidae: Spilopteron? - Spilopteron franclemonti - female
Contributed by Carl Barrentine on 7 July, 2011 - 7:54pm

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Bob Carlson, 7 July, 2011 - 8:32pm

 
Thanks, Bob!
That's a new genus/species for me. ;-)

PS: Here's the video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiPf9s7XwYw
… Carl Barrentine, 7 July, 2011 - 8:45pm

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 © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo