Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ichneumonid
#1
Any ideas as to the id of this ichneumonid? Not particularly large: 10-15mm size range. Note orangy-brown front tibia and tarsi. Other legs mostly black, but with some brown. Front 2/3 of abdomen is red.
Photographed indoors, 19 June 2010, Oxfordshire, England
Posted by
ChrisR on 24-08-2010 00:05
#2
With any luck Camille will be able to give us an idea but if not then you could try it on the HymIS forum
There are very many similar (nearly identical) species so it is a difficult group
#3
Yeah, I hope so. I have found plenty of superficially similar species that it is clearly not.
Thanks for the tip about HymIS.
Posted by
ChrisR on 24-08-2010 10:39
#5
Yeah, if it is Cryptinae then it seems you are onto a looser there Basil - too many species & not enough keys, let alone libraries of identified photos etc.
#6
Well, if taxonomy won't give it a name, perhaps I will: It's a YANUIT (Yet Another Nameless Unidentifiable Ichneumon Thing).
Shucks. Why did I even bother to photograph it?
Posted by
ChrisR on 27-08-2010 23:24
#7
Basil Crowley wrote:
Shucks. Why did I even bother to photograph it?
Don't worry - I have said almost exactly the same thing many times!