Ctenichneumon panzeri (Wesmael, 1845)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCtenichneumon panzeri (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusCtenichneumon (a genus of ichneumon wasps)
TribeIchneumonini (a tribe of ichneumonine ichneumons)
SubfamilyICHNEUMONINAE (ichneumonine 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 Ctenichneumon panzeri (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Ctenichneumon panzeri (an ichneumon wasp)
10 Jul 2022 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, visiting Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Male - red form - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - red form - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - antenna with tyloids - outer latero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - red form - head and antennal bases - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - red form - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - red form - head and fore coxae - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - red form - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - red form - head and mesosoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - red form - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - red form - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - red form - head and mesosoma - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - red form - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - red form - mesosoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - red form - mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - red form - mesosternum and anterior coxae - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - red form - postpetiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - red form - postpetiole, T2-4 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - red form - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - red form - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - tyloids - close-up - magnified - silver background
2: Ctenichneumon panzeri (an ichneumon wasp)
14 Jun 2019 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - metasoma - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - petiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - petiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - thorax and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - wings - highly enlarged - white background
3: Ctenichneumon panzeri (an ichneumon wasp)
20 Jun 2017 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, dark form, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - dark form - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dark form - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dark form - antennae and head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - dark form - head and antennal bases- anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - dark form - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - dark form - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - dark form - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - dark form - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - dark form - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - dark form - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - dark form - mid-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - dark form - petiole and base of metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - dark form - proporeum, petiole and base of metasoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - dark form - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver background
4: Ctenichneumon panzeri (an ichneumon wasp)
19 Jul 2016 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, red form, visiting Wild Carrot . Photos: male - reddish form
Image 1: Male - red form - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - red form - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - red form - head and antennae - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - red form - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - red form - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - red form - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - red form - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - red form - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - red form - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - red form - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - red form - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - red form - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - red form - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - wings - highly enlarged - white background

Ctenichneumon panzeri (an ichneumon wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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A handsome large ichneumon.

The slim male is mainly black with an ivory scutellum, tergites 2 and 3 can be black or red, but the narrow ivory bands on the tips of all tergites are more constant. The face has cream or white marks and the legs are extensively ivory or white, especially the tarsi. The red form could be confused with the female of Diphyus amatorius.

The female is a stouter, darker insect with orange confined to tergites 2 and 3.

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