Ichneumon extensorius
Length: 8-16 mm. A sexually dimorphic species. The female has a white tip to the abdomen, a white mark at the base of the thorax, and white banded antennae. The male is markedly different with yellow and black legs and abdomen, a bright yellow scutellum and no bands on the antennae. Males can only be identified to species by microscopic examination.
Hedgerows and well wooded areas.
March to November
Under recorded - hardly any British records exist for this species.
Little recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
County Hall, Glenfield
19 May 2010
female.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bees, Wasps, Ants
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hymenoptera
- Family:
- Ichneumonidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 5
- First record:
- 16/08/2009 (Gamble, David)
- Last record:
- 30/05/2022 (Thompson, Nicky)
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