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30-07-2011, 08:51 PM
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| | | ID orange and black flying insect
I found this buzzing around my kitchen yesterday, it looks like an orange and black daddy long legs, really freaked me out!! Have tried to find out what it is but the only picture I could find was this one and it doesn't say what it is so can anyone help me ID it please?  |
30-07-2011, 09:42 PM
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| | | Re: ID orange and black flying insect
It is one of the Ichneumon wasps and I think it is Gasteruption jaculator.
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30-07-2011, 10:33 PM
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| | | Re: ID orange and black flying insect
Hi Loupbird.
Not sure what the insect in the picture is. my understanding of your post is that the picture is the nearest representation you can find of what you actually saw? (unless I have read it wrong).
If so, try googling 'Ophion luteus' or 'Netelia testacea', which is my guess at what you saw based on the description and scenario.
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31-07-2011, 12:30 AM
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| | | Re: ID orange and black flying insect
Try giant wood wasp,or sawfly too maybe it was one of those as there are som many insects that look similar.. |
31-07-2011, 08:01 AM
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| | | Re: ID orange and black flying insect
Morning Loup, and welcome to WAB! 
An Ichneumon Wasp is the most likely, though you could also look up Nephrotoma which is a type of black/yellow Cranefly.
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31-07-2011, 11:42 AM
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| | | Re: ID orange and black flying insect
Just to add, Loupbird, that whether it was an Ichneumon Wasp or a Tiger Cranefly, neither has any way of stinging you or biting you, and either would appreciate some gentle help back into the garden! |
18-08-2011, 08:55 PM
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| | | Re: ID orange and black flying insect
Hello All,
Thank you everyone for taking the time to reply to my post. I have googled every suggestion but unfortunately none really look like the insect I found in my kitchen. The picture I have used is off the internet and not one I took myself but the one in my kitchen looked exactly the same as the one in the picture. Any further suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Lou |
25-08-2011, 08:11 PM
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| | | Re: ID orange and black flying insect
It'll probably be an Ichneumon wasp then. Don't worry about trying to match-up the colours, ichneumonids are a diverse bunch - just go on structure, such as general proportions, abdominal shape, antennae length, etc.
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22-09-2011, 04:02 PM
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| | | Re: ID orange and black flying insect
Just going back to this old thread, I suggest the original poster considers Anomaloninae as a candidate for their insect.
Cheers. Nik.
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22-09-2011, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by nikolai_avenger  Just going back to this old thread, I suggest the original poster considers Anomaloninae as a candidate for their insect.
Cheers. Nik. | Good call, look at Camille Thirion's site.. but as we know there's a lot of similar wasps so it can't be said definitely without seeing the actual wasp, even then it's a specialised field. Laboratoire: Insectes et environnement Laboratoire: Insectes et environnement
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