Posted by ChrisR on 08-06-2006 08:33
#5
Well, this photo looks very like a specimen I have labelled here as
Amblyjoppa fuscipennis (Order Hymenoptera, Family Ichneumonidae), which I believe in England is a fairly distinctive species. BUT ( and this is a very, very big 'but' ) this identification carries a very big warning: Parasitic Hymenoptera (which includes the Ichneumonidae) are a very large group with many very similar species, identifiable
only using complex keys and a good microscope. So, use this identification with caution - especially considering how far away from England you are ;)
Amblyjoppa fuscipennis is apparently a parasitoid of Small Elephant Hawkmoth (
Deilephila porcellus)
Edited by ChrisR on 08-06-2006 08:37