Wasp - Pimpla Rufipes
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 6th August 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 105 mm macro lens.
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Wasp - Pimpla Rufipes
Taken at Kingsbarns on 25th June 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File

Taken at Baron's Haugh on 20th June 2017 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File

Wasp - Pimpla Rufipes
Scipecies:
Order:
Family:
A.K.A.		 Pimpla rufipes.
Hymenoptera.
Ichneumonidae.
Black Slip Wasp
Larvae Food:
Adult Food:
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Feature:
 Butterfly and moth larvae, laying an egg in each one.

15 mm
Hedgerows and well vegetated areas.
Mainly Autumn.
Parasitoid, laying eggs in caterpillars of butterflies and moths.