| Megarhyssa atrata | |
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| Megarhyssa atrata female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhyssinae |
| Genus: | Megarhyssa |
| Species: | M. atrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Megarhyssa atrata (Fabricius, 1781) | |
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Megarhyssa atrata, also known as the black giant ichneumonid wasp, is a species of large ichneumon wasp. It is known from 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 the larvae of the woodwasp Tremex columba in dead deciduous trees.[3]
References
- ↑ Megarhyssa atrata at www.insectimages.org.
- ↑ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ↑ Pook, Victoria; Sharkey, Michael; Wahl, David (2016-01-04). "Key to the species of Megarhyssa (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Rhyssinae) in America, north of Mexico". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 63 (1): 137–148. doi:10.3897/dez.63.7619. ISSN 1860-1324.
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