Cratichneumon flavifrons (Schrank, 1781), (an ichneumon wasp)


14 May 2021 at OSGR: SU01 in Dorset, England

Record SummaryMale, emerged from moth pupa (probably Angle Shades)
Found asMale imago
Date14 May 2021
Capture methodreared
Associated organismPhlogophora meticulosa?
OS grid refOSGR: SU01
Lat/Lon50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland
Voucher14 May 2021[A]
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Notes:

Pupa in grass tussock 2 Nov 20 (2 Nov 20 [C])

Not much of cremaster left but probably Angle Shades.

Length: 12mm; flagellomeres 38+38, tyloids: (3)4-16(17); genal carina meeting hypostomal carina away from mandible base.

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