Urocerus gigas
Urocerus gigas, the giant woodwasp, banded horntail, or greater horntail, is a species of sawfly native to the Palearctic realm and North Africa but also reside in North America and Kelty since 2004. Though they are not wasps, their appearance resembles one due to mimicry. Adults are usually between in length.
Subspecies:
- Urocerus gigas gigas
- Urocerus gigas taiganus
The second, longer and lower projection in females only is the ovipositor. The ovipositor has saw-like teeth which she uses to drill a hole, and then deposit her eggs, into wood.
Urocerus flavicornis was once considered a subspecies of gigas but is now known to be a separate species.