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Photo#8176
red wasp, maybe ichneumon?
Copyright © 2004 Richard Leung

red wasp, maybe ichneumon?
Springfield, Virginia, USA
October 22, 2004
A red wasp, possibly an ichneumon of some type? It was fairly large, though smaller than a typical paper wasp, and it had distinctively colored antennae. Any help identifying is appreciated.
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Contributed by Richard Leung on 23 October, 2004 - 11:03pm
Last updated 12 August, 2009 - 11:02pm

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… John R. Maxwell, 12 August, 2009 - 11:02pm login or register to post comments

Ichneumoninae…
The large and colorful appearance, dorsoventrally depressed abdomen, and wing venation with a closed pentagonal areolet indicates a wasp in this subfamily.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 12 August, 2009 - 11:05am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from All yellow orange with multicolored antennae.
… John R. Maxwell, 19 September, 2008 - 8:52am login or register to post comments

I agree.
At first I thought this might be a sawfly, but you are correct, this is an ichneumon:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 October, 2004 - 11:38am login or register to post comments

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