Vulgichneumon bimaculatus (Schrank, 1776)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVulgichneumon bimaculatus (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusVulgichneumon (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 Vulgichneumon bimaculatus (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Vulgichneumon bimaculatus (an ichneumon wasp)
10 Sep 2022 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in garden Malaise trap
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - hind coxa and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - mesosoma and hind trochanters - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - postpetiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - postpetiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Vulgichneumon bimaculatus (an ichneumon wasp)
29 Sep 2021 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, swept from rank marsh vegetation
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - posterior coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - propodeum, posterior coxae and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver background
3: Vulgichneumon bimaculatus (an ichneumon wasp)
7 Jul 2019 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, by general sweeping
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Wings - magnified - white backgroundImage 5: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - tyloids - outer lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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