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Giant ichneumon, Sabre wasp

Rhyssa persuasoria

Classification

Class
Insecta

Rhyssa persuasoria, also known as the sabre wasp, is a species belonging to the family Ichneumonidae subfamily Rhyssinae. Members of this subfamily, including those of Rhyssa and the allied Megarhyssa, are also known collectively as giant ichneumonid wasps or giant ichneumons. Subspecies There are four described subspecies of Rhyssa persuasoria: Rhyssa persuasoria himalayensis Wilkinson, 1927 Rhyssa persuasoria nepalensis Kamath & Gupta, 1972 Rhyssa persuasoria nigrofacialis Meyer, 1922 Rhyssa persuasoria persuasoria (Linnaeus, 1758) Distribution and habitat This species is present…

Distribution

Don Oppedijk · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 734Germany · 228United Kingdom · 143France · 18Italy · 11Belgium · 10Luxembourg · 4