Scambus
Description
This page is to illustrate species in the Scambus genus. It is tricky to identify individual species as this involves the need to key a specimen, however many are broadly similar so it may be possible to recognise the genus if not the species.
Identification difficulty
GHunt
Oadby garden
02 May 2024
Scambus - possibly S. elegans female
GHunt
Oadby garden
02 May 2024
GHunt
Oadby garden
02 May 2024
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - hymenopteran
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hymenoptera
- Family:
- Ichneumonidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 14/09/2024 (Hunt, Graham)
- Last record:
- 08/07/2025 (Bailey, Juliet)
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