Ichneumonidae (family)

Unidentified ichneumon wasp at Wodonga, VIC

Ichneumonidae (family) at Wodonga, VIC - 12 Dec 2021
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Identification history

Ichneumonidae (family) 10 Jan 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Ichneumonidae (family) 14 Dec 2021 KylieWaldon

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Extremely hard to see when landed I was lucky to get any kind of shot at all. A very pretty wasp though with orange head, black middle with white spots, and black and white striped abdomen.

5 comments

   10 Jan 2022
Kylie it may by from the Doryctinae sub-family see

Pristaulacus flavoguttatus (Aulacid wasp)
KylieWaldon wrote:
   15 Jan 2022
thank you michael. if i get a moment i might do a more zoomed in pic so you can see it more clearly.
   15 Jan 2022
Thanks - but key features like wing venation are unlikely to be clear in a zoomed in vision so I doubt I will be able to be more definitive re ID
KylieWaldon wrote:
   16 Jan 2022
no problems. it is still a beautiful wasp. one of my favs. :)
   16 Jan 2022
yes it is

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