Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Ichneumonidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hymenoptera Subfamily Rhyssinae | |
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Similar Megarhyssa, Megarhyssa macrurus, Tremex columba, Megarhyssa nortoni, Rhyssa | ||
Megarhyssa atrata
Megarhyssa atrata is a species of large ichneumon wasp. It is known from North America, where it is found from Quebec, Michigan, Ohio and North and South Carolina to Florida.
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Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae are parasitoids of wood-boring insects, including woodwasp larvae in dead deciduous trees.
Megarhyssa atrata giant ichnemonid ovipositing
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