Chasmias motatorius (Fabricius, 1775), (an ichneumon wasp)


16 Oct 2021 at OSGR: SU22 in South Wilts, England

Record SummaryFemale, in Tufted Hairgrass clump
Found asFemale imago
Date16 October 2021
Capture methodtussocking
Associated organismDeschampsia cespitosa
OS grid refOSGR: SU22
Lat/Lon51° 0’ N, 1° 40’ W
Vice CountySouth Wilts, VC no: 8
CountryEngland

Notes: Body length: 10.4mm; flagellum base black; clypeus emarginate, with very weak central expansion, hardly a tooth; hind femur black-tipped, hind tarsi black; postpetiole shiny, very weakly centrally finely striate.

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