Ichneumon formosus Gravenhorst, 1829, (an ichneumon wasp)


24 Jun 2023 at OSGR: NN50 in West Perthshire, Scotland

Record SummaryMale flying in and around brambles by a forest track in mature woodland
Found asMale imago
Date24 June 2023
Capture methodnetted
OS grid refOSGR: NN50
Lat/Lon56° 10’ N, 4° 20’ W
Vice CountyWest Perthshire, VC no: 87
CountryScotland
Voucher24 Jun 2023[A]
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Notes:

Body length: 15mm; flagellomeres: 39, white ring on F13-18, black tyloids on F8-16 and a tiny one on F17, tyloids especially noticeable on the white FF.

T4-7 with white dorsal spots.

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