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Male Giant Ichneumon

Posted by June 8th, 2008 at 12:00 am

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Ichneumon on log
Sir-
Would this be a male Megarhyussa atrata? I was in a woods in Erie Co., OH

male Ichneumon log Male Giant Ichneumon

Yes sir, this is a male Giant Ichneumon, Megarhyssa atrata, or possibly another species in the genus. We cannot imagine that they are that rare, though most all of the images we receive are of female Giant Ichenumons.

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