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Common Name:
Crown-of-thorns Wasp

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: parasitic Apocrita (no taxon)
Infraorder:
Superfamily: Stephanoidea
Family: Stephanidae
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Species:
Megischus bicolor

Hodges No:

Location:

Camden, ME
USA

Date: 8/24/07

Stage: Adult
Sex:
Notes: Found in a tidal pool and trasfered to plant for photos.

Megischus bicolor Stephanidae
Crown-of-thorns Wasp
Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
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