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Help with a name - Megarhyssa atrata
Copyright © 2013 Kevin M Roberto

Help with a name - Megarhyssa atrata
Framingham, middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 4, 2013
Size: 1 to 2 inch
Long tail running out of picture
Contributed by Kevin M Roberto on 4 June, 2013 - 6:45pm

Vivid
Beautiful shot. Are your two photos not of the same individual?
… Bob Carlson, 4 June, 2013 - 8:56pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 4 June, 2013 - 7:08pm

thanks
thank you
… Kevin M Roberto, 4 June, 2013 - 6:59pm

Megarhyssa atrata female…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 4 June, 2013 - 6:52pm

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