Ichneumon extensorius

[stevepl]

Hello all,

Yesterday afternoon iw as able to photograph what I think is an Ichneumon extensorius, but I am not expert enough to be sure, so if anyone could confirm, or indeed offer an alternative ?

Also does anyone know if they are common, not so common etc.

Any help would be greatly appreciated :-)

Thanks,

Steve :-)

[Jason Green]

Afternoon Steve, and welcome to WAB!

It would appear to match Internet photographs, but with Ichneumons you need to have a specimen under the microscope. There are 2,000 species of these in the UK, and very few are distinctive-enough to identify in the field/from photos. Sorry I can't help more!

Take care,

Jason

[Dogghound]

Yes this is Ichneumon extensorius .

[stevepl]

Thanks guys, I did notice looking on the net there are many that look very similar but not the same even just from photo's !

I'll identify it as 'probably' just to be safe :-)

All the best,

Steve :-)

[Dogghound]

Your safe to identify this as Ichneumon extensorius, its a very common and distinctive species. Some of the larger ones can be identified from photos.

[stevepl]

Thanks Dogghound :-)

Steve :-)