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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) » Anomaloninae » Gravenhorstiini » Therion
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Ichneumon - Therion - male
Copyright © 2012 Bruce Marlin

Ichneumon - Therion - Male
Ogle County, Illinois, USA
June 2, 2012
Size: 17mm
Have you seen me? This wasp has a very distinctive bouncing flight in the understory - the yellow antennae and yellow legs really stand out in the shadows - and the black body and wings become invisible. It's and uncanny effect, and if you've ever seen one you'll never forget it! I see no evidence of an ovipositor, so I'm assuming it's a male. Thanks for any help.

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Contributed by Bruce Marlin on 3 June, 2012 - 5:57pm
Last updated 30 September, 2020 - 11:46pm

Moved
Moved from Anomaloninae.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 30 September, 2020 - 11:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
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