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Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae.Эфиальт-император

Dolichomitus imperator— Ichneumonidae.

Photo by IrinaSh
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Field Notes

Description:

Эфиальт-император (лат. Dolichomitus imperator) — наездник семейства Ichneumonidae.

Летающее насекомое 2-3 см+яйцеклад около 3см.

Паразитическое насекомое,охотится на личинок жуков-усачей и златок,откладывая яйца в них.Проникает яйцекладом в определенное место спрятанной в дереве личинки.При этом перпендикулярно протыкая древесину яйцекладом!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)

Irina.This is the first spotting I've seen on Noah from Russia.Keep them coming. This is an Ichneumon Wasp.Ichneumons are parasites that lay their eggs in or on the larvae of other insects or spiders by way of the long ovipositer inserted into the hole made by the insect it is parasiting. It's hard to tell the size from your photo but it looks quite large.

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