Pigeon Tremex
Other Name(s): Horntail wasp
Characteristics: Many species of horntail wasps have an elongated spine at the tip of their abdomen in addition to a stinger. Females have ovipositors that can be as long as their entire body. The ovipositor looks similar to a needle and is used by the female to inject her eggs through the bark of trees for safe hatching.
There is only one Tremex species in North America.
General Adult Size (Length):
18mm to 37mm
(0.71in to 1.46in)
Identifying Colors: black; yellow; brown
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico,
Category: Bee, Ant, Wasp and Similar
Common Name: Pigeon Tremex
Scientific Name: (Tremex columba)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Siricidae
Genus: Tremex
Species: columba
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