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Crown wasp

Stephanidae sp.

Photo by RobThacker
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Field Notes

Description:

Orange head with black body, long oviposter with a white section near the end.

Habitat:

Dense deciduous forest, Doi Suthep - Doi Pui National park.

Notes:

Possibly an Ichneumon wasp

Species ID Suggestions

Ichneumon Wasp

Ichneumonidae

Reference Link
Jolly Ibañez
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Crown wasp (family Stephanidae)

Megischus sp.
stho002
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Comments (6)
RobThacker
Thank you both John La Salle, Mark Ridgway & Jolly Ibanez for the help
Mark Ridgway
Hi Rob. Of course John La Salle's suggestion is probably spot on. I blew the pic up a bit and the little round head seems to have something like a crown on top and Stephanidae are also called 'Crown wasps'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanidae
John La Salle
Fantastic picture. Try Stephanidae http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanidae
RobThacker
Thanks for the lead Mark, have a good place to start now.

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PublishedApril 7, 2014

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