Trying to ID
Apr 16, 2017 19:08:45 #
I caught this beast on my window sill this morning. Unable to ID. Anyone?? Head to tail measures about 1". In New York.
Apr 16, 2017 19:20:11 #
Apr 16, 2017 19:30:49 #
Apr 16, 2017 19:43:14 #
Apr 16, 2017 19:44:30 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
My guess is a cranefly.
I just ID'd it, it is a fungus gnat. Guess I need a better reference source!!
Apr 16, 2017 20:00:59 #
twitcher32
Loc: North Carolina/Costa Rica
maybe it is an ichneumen wasp. if so its feeds on other insects an therefore is beneficial
Apr 16, 2017 20:06:10 #
Nice shot but I don't think it is a fungus gnat, they are only about 1/8 inch long and usually covered with white fungus.
Crane flies have a long proboscis that I don't see here.
This looks more like like a wasp, probably a Ichneumon wasp http://bugguide.net/node/view/150/bgimage
Crane flies have a long proboscis that I don't see here.
This looks more like like a wasp, probably a Ichneumon wasp http://bugguide.net/node/view/150/bgimage
Apr 16, 2017 20:14:16 #
rwilson1942 wrote:
Nice shot but I don't think it is a fungus gnat, they are only about 1/8 inch long and usually covered with white fungus.
Crane flies have a long proboscis that I don't see here.
This looks more like like a wasp, probably a Ichneumon wasp http://bugguide.net/node/view/150/bgimage
Crane flies have a long proboscis that I don't see here.
This looks more like like a wasp, probably a Ichneumon wasp http://bugguide.net/node/view/150/bgimage
I think you are correct!!
Apr 16, 2017 20:18:31 #
Jbederka wrote:
I think you are correct!!
I didn't see twitcher32s ID when I was posting this or I would have just agreed
Apr 16, 2017 20:24:17 #
twitcher32 wrote:
maybe it is an ichneumen wasp. if so its feeds on other insects an therefore is beneficial
There was a very dead spider next to it.
Apr 17, 2017 04:02:41 #
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