Vulgichneumon saturatorius
It has a white spot at the base of the thorax and another at the tip of the abdomen but is otherwise mainly black with red legs. The antennae have a broad white band at about halfway.
Woodland and hedgerows or nectaring on Hogweed.
April to September.
Larvae feed on the larvae of the moth Autographa gamma and possibly other species.
National status and distribution is not known, but seems to be poorly recorded.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Graham Calow
Burbage Common and Woods
12 April 2011
Annie Smith
Jubilee Park Enderby
09 November 2017
steven lewis
welby
29 July 2017
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bees, Wasps, Ants
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hymenoptera
- Family:
- Ichneumonidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 12/04/2011 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 22/06/2019 (Dejardin, Andrew)
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steven lewis
welby
29 July 2017
Annie Smith
Jubilee Park Enderby
09 November 2017
