Wasp - Aritranis Director
Taken at Doonfoot on 7th July 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Wasp - Aritranis Director
Species:
Order:
Family:
Local names: 		Aritranis director.
Hymenoptera.
Ichneumonidae.
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Feature:
 		The larva parisitise various moth caterpillars.
Nectar, Pollen
The head and thorax are black. The bulk of the abdomen is orange-red but the final part is black. The female also has a small white band at the tip of the abdomen, immediately before the ovipositor.
Up to 10 mm.
Hedgerows & meadows, heath and moorland.
May - August