Tiger Ichneumon Wasp S1, Male, ventral | Ringtail Ichneumon Wasp S1, Male, profile | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Ant Bee Wasps (Hymenoptera) | ||||
Family: | Ichneumon Wasp (Wasp: Ichneumonoidea: Ichneumonidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Ringtail Ichneumon Wasp (Metopius sp ES02) | ||||
This Photo: | 🔍S1, Male, dorsal🔎 | ||||
Thank you Simon Taylor for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~14mm long. Can't see any ovi-positor, so we assume it's male. Notice the shield on it's face. This has more of a dark shaded area towards the back of the wings, compared to our other Metopius. Also note the strange saddle on it's back. Simon said "The saddle is the scutellum with very strong lateral carinae." | |||||
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