Scientific Name: Myzinum quinquecinctum
Family: Thynnidae
Native Range: East and Central United States, Pennsylvania
Size: 16–22 mm (0.63 – 0.87 in)
Active: Late spring – fall
Color and Appearance: “Both genders have the wings darkened evenly overall. Males have brown tinted wings. Females have orange tinted wings. Females have red antennae, including the flagellum. Sometimes you can see yellow coloring on the scape.”*
*From BugGuide.net (https://bugguide.net/node/view/109316)
Five Banded Thynnid Wasp on Mountain Mint Five Banded Thynnid Wasp on Mountain Mint