Ichneumon didymus Gravenhorst, 1829
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIchneumon didymus (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusIchneumon (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 Ichneumon didymus (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Ichneumon didymus (an ichneumon wasp) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
27 Aug 2022 OSGR: NN21 56° 20’ N, 4° 50’ W Vice County: Argyllshire (VC 98) Scotland
Male, visiting umbellifer
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and antennal bases - dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and mesososma - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and mesososma - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - mesososma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - petiole - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - petiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - post-petiole, gastrocoeli and thyridia - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - T2 - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - T3 - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver background
2: Ichneumon didymus (an ichneumon wasp) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
5 Aug 2022 OSGR: NN80 56° 10’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: West Perthshire (VC 87) Scotland
Male, umbels beside pond
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver background (2)Image 3: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - dorsal view - silver background (2)Image 5: Male - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - ventral view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - antenna with tyloids - postero-dorsal (outer) view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - mesosternum and mix coxae - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - petiole and base of T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - petiole, T2 and base of T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver background

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

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