So this one I was watching was probably hunting for food for her future larvae. The female probably lays eggs on or near caterpillars or beetle larvae which then are eaten by her offspring. What Does This Therion Wasp Eat?Īgain, from BugGuide, this family usually preys on butterfly, moth and beetle larvae when it is a larva itself. There are photos of similar looking ones posted from Pennsylvania and Nova Scotia, among other places in North America. That said, one of the BugGuide experts suggested mine is probably in the Subfamily Anomaloninae, and the genus Therion, and is probably a female. (OK I admit I’m also not a great photographer.) This Wasp Has a Very Long Red Abdomen that Widens and is Flattened near the Black “Tail” End These guys fly so quickly that it’s hard to get them in focus. This one Is quite different to look at especially with its wide red and black tail.Īccording to the notes on BugGuide “Ichneumonids are notoriously hard to identify.” Apparently there are a huge number of types and within those there are many that look identical but are actually different ones. I wrote about seeing a female with an ovipositor so long she could barely fly earlier. I checked my id with BugGuide.Net and as I suspected this is another type of Ichneumon Wasp. It’s One of Our Old Friends, the Ichneumon Wasps It was moving steadily and never perched while I was watching, so I was pleased to get one photo that is reasonably clear. When I saw this one flying around at ankle level, carefully checking for something on every plant and stem, I tried to get a photo. Every so often you see an insect that is so colourful it demands your attention even if it’s not particularly pretty.
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