Ichneumon formosus Gravenhorst, 1829
(an ichneumon wasp)

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Ichneumon formosus ssp formosus
a subspecies of ichneumon wasp
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Subspecies 29 images
Ichneumon formosus ssp microcephalus
a subspecies of ichneumon wasp
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Subspecies 25 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIchneumon formosus (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 formosus (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Ichneumon formosus (an ichneumon wasp)
24 Jun 2023 OSGR: NN50 56° 10’ N, 4° 20’ W Vice County: West Perthshire (VC 87) Scotland
Male flying in and around brambles by a forest track in mature woodland
Image 1: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - metasoma T4-7 - dorsal view - magnified - silver background

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

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