Ophion scutellaris
Length 14 to 20 mm. An orange brown Ichneumon, similar to others in the group such as O. obscuratus but with a very thin hind femur and lacking the thoracic yellow markings.
Hedgerows and well vegetated areas.
March to September.
Adults and larvae feed on caterpillars.
The scattered records for this species are mostly from England.
Not well recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
31 March 2014
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
31 March 2014
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
24 March 2011
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
31 March 2014
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
24 March 2011
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bees, Wasps, Ants
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hymenoptera
- Family:
- Ichneumonidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 13
- First record:
- 24/03/2011 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 02/05/2023 (Poole, Adam)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
18 May 2013
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
14 April 2011
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
14 April 2011
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
14 April 2011
JamesCalow
Sapcote
26 April 2012
JamesCalow
Sapcote
26 April 2012
JamesCalow
Sapcote
26 April 2012
Ron.stevens
Broughton Astley
10 June 2012
Ron.stevens
Broughton Astley
10 June 2012
Alan Semper
Harby garden
15 September 2012
