Wasp - Alomya Debellator
Taken at Titchwell on 3rd June 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Fact File
Wasp - Alomya Debellator.
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Family:		 Alomya debellator.
Hymenoptera.
Ichneumonidae.
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 The females of this parasitic wasp lay their eggs into the caterpillars of moths. When they hatch, the larvae feed on their hosts, mainly Silver Y, Common Swift and The Drinker.
Honeydew and nectar of Cow Parsley.
The head and thorax are black, whilst the abdomen is mainly orange with black markings or a broad black band. The thighs are black too and the lower joints are orange.
10 - 18 mm.
Hedgerows, meadows
May - September.