Species guide - species detail

Poemenia thoracica (Ichneumonid parasitic wasp)

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Taxonomy

Poemenia thoracica is in the family Ichneumonidae. Ichneumonidae are parasitic wasps that use their long ovipositors to deposit eggs into an insect host. We only had one Poemenia thoracica in the Bee Atlas project. It emerged from a block located in Beltrami County in 2018.

Description

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Nest Structure

The Poemenia thoracica in the Bee Atlas project emerged from the nest of a small resin wasp in the family Sphecidae.

Hole Sizes

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Voltinism

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Activity Period

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References

Thank you to John Luhman for identifying all of our Ichneumonid specimens.

Minnesota Record Map

These data are from the Minnesota Bee Atlas project.

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