I found this in Russia. It is approximately 2cm long.
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1$\begingroup$ What area of Russia? it is a large country so that could be a good clue to rule some options out. $\endgroup$– rg255Commented Jul 25, 2013 at 8:15
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$\begingroup$ @GriffinEvo, Volga Region. However I think it is an international insect. $\endgroup$– Sunny Reborn PonyCommented Jul 25, 2013 at 9:30
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This is a wasp, (see that nice slim "wasp waist" it's got?), which means taxonomically that it is in the order Hymenoptera (which it shares with bees and ants).
Within Hymenoptera, wasps are diverse and often difficult to ID, but it's possible that this is a Braconid or Ichneumon (family Braconidae or Ichneumonidae). If you take a good closeup of its wing veins, chances are an expert (not me) could ID it.
answered Jul 25, 2013 at 6:50
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3$\begingroup$ I'd agree it's definitely a kind of parasitic wasp - I'd be inclined towards the Anomaloninae subfamily - perhaps get in touch with the Russian Entomological Society zin.ru/societies/res/index_en.html also opsu.edu/Academics/SciMathNurs/NaturalScience/… and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomaloninae $\endgroup$– rg255Commented Jul 25, 2013 at 8:38
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Since it got bumped and no one seemed to be too clear on an identification. Based on the presence of two recurrent veins in the forewing, following identification guidelines here, I'd identify the above wasp to be a member of Ichneumonidae. The identification of the subfamily, however, is difficult without access to the wasp itself for close observation. Ctenopelmatinae is a good candidate in my opinion, however, due to the close morphological features, and the geographic distribution of many genera tends to be holarctic.
