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Bug identification please.
fidgetbones
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Can anybody I.D. this for me?
It was in the front garden this afternoon. Big body, noticeable as black and yellow, although when the wings are closed you cant see that. Photo is on an Ivy leaf.
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Off the top of my head fidgetbones I think its a species of wasp. I had one in my garden just the other day.
Amblyteles armatorius - the Ichneumon Wasp
Thats the one. Well done fishy. I'm glad it doesn't have a sting.
A bit different from the one I saw on the fennel last year, that had a long ovipositor.
Another bug to add to the list. The less i do, the more I find....
Is this the one that parasitises caterpillars? Or one of them?
A wonderful species FB,it targets butterfly and moth caterpillars and its larvae devours them from the inside out.Isnt that lovely
Yep Steve
It appears to parasitise caterpillars of emperor moths. another one to look out for.