Cryptus moschator (Fabricius, 1787)
(a cryptine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCryptus moschator (a cryptine ichneumon)
GenusCryptus (a genus of cryptine ichneumons)
TribeCryptini (a tribe of cryptine ichneumons)
SubfamilyCRYPTINAE (cryptine ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cryptus moschator (a cryptine ichneumon) :
1: Cryptus moschator (a cryptine ichneumon)
20 Apr 2022 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, flying around Rhubarb
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - mesoscutum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 21: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 23: Male - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - tyloids - microscope low magnification - silver background

Cryptus moschator (a cryptine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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