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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) » Ctenopelmatinae » Perilissini » Opheltes » Opheltes glaucopterus » Opheltes glaucopterus barberi
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large beautiful attracted to light - Opheltes glaucopterus
Copyright © 2011 Carol Muth

large beautiful attracted to light - Opheltes glaucopterus
Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, USA
September 12, 2011
Size: close to 2"
Could this be a wasp (the abdomen colors)? It seems to rest with its wings outstretched. It came to the porch light after dark. Very active, whirling all over the place.

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large beautiful attracted to light - Opheltes glaucopterus large beautiful attracted to light - Opheltes glaucopterus large beautiful attracted to light - Opheltes glaucopterus
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Contributed by Carol Muth on 12 September, 2011 - 10:41pm
Last updated 13 September, 2011 - 11:24am

Moved
Moved from Opheltes.
… Bob Carlson, 13 September, 2011 - 11:24am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Bob Carlson, 13 September, 2011 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

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Moved for expert attention.

I'm pretty sure I'm correct in recognizing the "horse-head" cell in the wing veins, which is a diagnostic trait for distinguishing ichneumonids from braconids. If I'm wrong, I hope someone will set me straight.
… Chuck Entz, 12 September, 2011 - 11:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Ichneumonidae
You're exactly right, Chuck. This is an ichneumonid of some kind.
… Joe, 12 September, 2011 - 11:44pm login or register to post comments

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