Red Braconid Wasp: Female, dorsal

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)

Order:

Ant Bee Wasps (Hymenoptera)

Family:

Parasitic Wasp (Wasp: Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae)

Species:

Red Braconid Wasp (Braconidae sp ES01)

This Photo:

Female, dorsal

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
Long ovipositor. There is a Longhorn Beetle that resembles this wasp.
Here is an excellent illustration highlighting the different wing venation between Braconid wasps and Ichneumons:Illustration

Similar Species: Braconid Mimic Longhorn (Proagapete carissima)

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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