Short-tailed Ichneumon Wasp
 
Location: Cold Lake, AB
Date: August 4, 2021		                
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Short-tailed Ichneumon Wasp on light sheet at night
Common Name:  Short-tailed Ichneumon Wasp

Latin Name:  Ophioninae
                        (R. Bercha, det.)

Length:  6 - 29 mm

Range: Alberta

Habitat:  Various

Time of year seen: Spring to Fall  (Additional Sightings)

Diet: Endoparasitoids of moth caterpillars

Other:  A wide spread subfamily found across Canada.  Most species are nocturnal and will come to light.  The adults are orange to brown with a short ovipositor.  

 
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