| | S | M | T | W | T | F | S | | 29 | 30 |
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
| |
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
| |
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
| |
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
| |
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
| 1 | 2 |  » Stats |
Members: 50,150
Threads: 82,332
Posts: 853,178
Top Poster: glsammy (15,069)
| | Welcome to our newest member, RichardB | |  | 
13-03-2010, 09:19 AM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Deal, Kent, UK
Posts: 144
| | | Unidentified Insect
Good Morning everyone.
I'm completely baffled by this insect, which I took a photograph of in July 2007 in East Kent. It is about 12mm long, and didn't stay on the Hazel Leaf long enought for more than this single photograph. 
My first thought was Ichneumon Fly, but now I think possibly a Sawfly. Please can one of you identify it for me?
Thanks in advance,
Steve |
13-03-2010, 09:58 AM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
Posts: 9,725
| | | Re: Unidentified Insect
This, I'm sure is an ichneumonid. That is as far as I can help.
__________________
The female of the species is more deadly than the male.:p |
13-03-2010, 10:41 AM
| | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 409
| | | Re: Unidentified Insect
this is just a guess wild woman it is a Ichneumon poss (Amblyteles armatorius ) maybe |
13-03-2010, 04:56 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London
Posts: 11,830
| | | Re: Unidentified Insect
Afternoon Steve, Ichneumon Wasp. I'd say similar to Treehawk's ID above - Ichneumoninae sub-family anyway, in my opinion.
Take care, Jason  |
14-03-2010, 08:39 AM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Deal, Kent, UK
Posts: 144
| | | Re: Unidentified Insect
Thank you everyone, it looks like my initial guess was correct. With your help I'm improving my insect ID (identification) skills. |
14-03-2010, 09:52 AM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 10,729
| | | Re: Unidentified Insect
I strongly suspect this is Ichneumon stramentor. |
14-03-2010, 10:54 AM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Deal, Kent, UK
Posts: 144
| | | Re: Unidentified Insect
The habitat certainly fits, it was on a hedge at the edge of a meadow |
15-03-2010, 03:38 PM
| | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 10,729
| | | Re: Unidentified Insect
Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveF48  The habitat certainly fits, it was on a hedge at the edge of a meadow | Unfortunately this is probrably the best habitat for most Ichneumon species. Although this one is quite a distinctive one. | | |
| Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
| | | 25 members and 380 guests | | aeshna5, craigdsmith, Dorts, Dragoner, Gerel, GTH, leon_heller, lulu1957, markp, marvin, maryl, Meta menardi, nutmeg, oxycera, Pete Collins, RichardB, SBW, shenk1, Sofija, spaldingd, thunder, Tursiops2, welsh.lensman, Xav | » New Wildlife Posts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | » New Environment Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Activity Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Community Posts | | |  Spammers! Yesterday 08:00 AM 5 Replies, 108 Views | | | | | |
