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kim

Well-known member

• Jul 22, 2013

• #1

Could anyone identify this for me please. Cheshire insect - taken at midday today

 

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chris butterworth

aka The Person Named Above

• Jul 22, 2013

• #2

I'm afraid I can't get any closer than it's a member of the Ichneumonidae and, probably, in the genus Ichneumon . Parasitic Hymenoptera are one of the most difficult groups to identify, down to species level.

Chris

 

kim

Well-known member

• Jul 22, 2013

• #3

Thank you Chris, I have been looking in my insect books and now on Google and still have not got near!! I looked up Ichneumon and was informed that there are 110000 species!!!!

 

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salticus

Well-known member

• Jul 22, 2013

• #4

Hymenoptera aren't my area but I would have thought this was a sawfly, maybe a Tenthredo species. For something similar see -
http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/tenthredo-livida
Apologies if I'm wrong

 

kim

Well-known member

• Jul 22, 2013

• #5

I don't think that any apologies are needed I am sure that you are right. I followed your link and the sawfly does look very much like the photograph I have posted. I think this one is a male.

 

Ficedula

velico ergo sum

• Jul 22, 2013

• #6

salticus said:

Hymenoptera aren't my area but I would have thought this was a sawfly, maybe a Tenthredo species. For something similar see -
http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/tenthredo-livida
Apologies if I'm wrong

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It is Tenthredo (Group B sensu Benson ) subgenus Tenthredella (Sheppard 2010). Possibly Tenthredo ferruginea, but unless you take specimen and carefully key it then you MUST add a big ? to any name applied.

btw it is a female, not livida which has bicoloured stigma. abdomen colour of little use in identification.

 

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kim

Well-known member

• Jul 22, 2013

• #7

Oooops. Thank you all very much for the help I really do appreciate it. My knowledge is very limited but I do try to improve.