Megarhyssa atratus

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Megarhyssa atratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Subfamily: Rhyssinae
Genus: Megarhyssa
Species: M. atratus
Binomial name
Megarhyssa atratus
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Ichneumon atratus Fabricius, 1781

Megarhyssa atratus is a species of large ichneumon wasp. It is known from the North America,[1] where it is found from Quebec, Michigan, Ohio and North and South Carolina to Florida.[2]

Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae are parasitoids of wood-boring insects, including woodwasp larvae in dead deciduous trees.

References

  1. Megarhyssa atratus at www.insectimages.org.
  2. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2012-01-17. 


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