Giant ichneumon wasp (Rhyssa persuasoria)

Rhyssa persuasoria is a large Ichneumonid that is an ectoparasite on larvae of the Greater Horntail
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Giant ichneumon wasp | Rhyssa persuasoria photo

male Rhyssa persuasoria from Königsforst near Cologne, Germany. Was flying along logs.
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GIANT ICHNEUMON WASP FACTS

Classification

Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Ichneumonidae
Genus:	Rhyssa
Species:	persuasoria
Common Name:	Giant ichneumon wasp

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