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winged borer insect with long antenna-like tail (Ichneumon wasp)

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Giant ichneumon wasp male
by: Moni

Peggi
With further searching, these are male giant ichneumon wasps. Males do not have the long narrow hair thin tail of the female. These are from the genus Megarhyssa.
The borer is probably the larva of the horntail wasp.
ichneumon wasp
by: Moni

Peggi
From your description and the photo ( a side view and clearer closer up would be better) I believe your insect is an ichneumon wasp. The long tail is the ovipositor that places the eggs inside the tree to reach the larva of a borer.
So the insect you see is probably the beneficial insect that is killing the borer in the tree. If the tree has borers it may not be salvageable. You should have a tree expert look at the tree to decide that.
Here is a photo of a giant ichneumon wasp on Doug's Insect Id site. Is this what yours looked like?
Read more: http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com/long-orange-yellow-black-flying-4inch-insect.html#ixzz0UOu6KLPZ

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