Ichneumon xanthorius
Description
Length about 15 mm. Both males and females of this species have a black and yellow banded abdomen.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Usually seen patrolling around low vegetation and flowers such as umbellifers.
Life History
predatory on moth and butterfly larvae.
UK Status
Status in Britain is not known possibly due to difficulty of identification.
VC55 Status
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland is not known possibly due to difficulty of identification.
David Nicholls
Ratby garden1
10 May 2008
female
David Nicholls
Ratby garden1
22 July 2010
male
David Nicholls
Ratby garden1
10 May 2008
female
egaten
Thurlaston garden
07 June 2015
Kate Nightingale
Cropston garden
26 April 2014
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Kate Nightingale
Cropston garden
26 April 2014
egaten
Thurlaston garden
07 June 2015
Kate Nightingale
Cropston garden
26 April 2014
