Maryland Biodiversity Project - Black and Red Horntail (Urocerus cressoni)

Black and Red Horntail Urocerus cressoni Norton, 1864

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Head, thorax and wings black, abdomen red (amount of red variable), two pale spots behind the eyes, antennae black with white tips. (BugGuide)

Hosts include fir, spruce, and pine. (BugGuide)

There are 10 records in the project database.

Black and Red Horntail in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/28/2008). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

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