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MatthewW Hull, United Kingdom Aug 21, 2009

I found it near the window, is it a wood wasp?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 21, 2009

Probably not; it more likely is an ichneumonid - see http://tinyurl.com/l4lrph for an image of one of the two wood wasps (family Siricidae) native to the UK. What is the approximate size of this insect?

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MatthewW Hull, United Kingdom Aug 21, 2009

It's around an inch.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 21, 2009

I'm pretty sure now that this is in the family Icheumonidae - see http://tinyurl.com/ldyh6p for an example in the genus Pimpla.

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MatthewW Hull, United Kingdom Aug 21, 2009

Thanks

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