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Ichneumon Wasp? - Ophion
Copyright © 2006 Perry Babin

Ichneumon Wasp? - Ophion
Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USA
October 13, 2006

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Contributed by Perry Babin on 4 November, 2006 - 11:34am
Last updated 26 January, 2019 - 6:24am

Moved
Moved from Ophioninae.
… John F. Carr, 26 January, 2019 - 6:25am

Ophion sp.
Great wing shot. The r-rs vein is straight and the ramellus is present and long in this specimen.
… Rachel Behm, 25 January, 2019 - 8:54pm

Very cool
I just learned about using this feature to separate Ichneumonids from Braconids, and its really cool to see a poicture of what my TA was talking about! Beautiful series!
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 13 November, 2006 - 6:43pm

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