Ichneumon gracilicornis Gravenhorst, 1829
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIchneumon gracilicornis (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 gracilicornis (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Ichneumon gracilicornis (an ichneumon wasp)
21 Jul 2022 OSGR: SY59 50° 50’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, form with tailspot on T4-7, by general sweeping
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver background
2: Ichneumon gracilicornis (an ichneumon wasp)
13 Jul 2021 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, swept off rank grass
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 - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - metasoma apex - dorsal view - magnified - silver background
3: Ichneumon gracilicornis (an ichneumon wasp)
5 Jul 2020 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, visiting Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - ventral view - 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 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - hind leg - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - metasoma and hind leg - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver background
4: Ichneumon gracilicornis (an ichneumon wasp)
26 Jun 2020 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings spread - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 9: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head, thorax and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesoscutum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - postero-dorsal view - wings spread - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - T3-7 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - T4-7 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - mid and hind coxae - latero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
5: Ichneumon gracilicornis (an ichneumon wasp)
8 Jul 2019 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - antenna - outer lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - petiole T2 and T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - thorax and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Wings - highly enlarged - white background
6: Ichneumon gracilicornis (an ichneumon wasp)
24 Jun 2018 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings spread - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head, thorax and propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - metasomal tergites 1-3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - thorax and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - tyloids on antennae - posterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background
7: Ichneumon gracilicornis (an ichneumon wasp)
14 Aug 2016 OSGR: ST92 50° 60’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
worn old male, visiting Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - hind coxae and tergites 1-2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - mesoscutum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - propodeum and tergites 1-2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - hypopygium - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 17: Male - penis valve - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 18: Male - penis valve - microscope low magnification - white background (2)
8: Ichneumon gracilicornis (an ichneumon wasp)
14 Jul 2016 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, visiting Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings spread - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings together - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 7: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Wings - highly enlarged - silver background

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

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