Opheltes glaucopterus
This is a large species. The legs, antennae and most of the abdomen are orange, but the last sections of the abdomen are black as are the sides of the thorax and an area above the waist. The wings are slightly orange shaded.
Various.
Mainly late spring to autumn.
Crepuscular or nocturnal parasitoid of Cimbex larvae.
Widespread and quite common, but badly under recorded in Britain.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
30 July 2021
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
30 July 2021
Karaokeking19
Broughton Astley Garden
12 July 2022
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
21 June 2024
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
14 August 2012
female
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
21 June 2024
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- Species group:
- Bees, Wasps, Ants
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hymenoptera
- Family:
- Ichneumonidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 5
- First record:
- 14/08/2012 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 10/07/2024 (Poole, Adam)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
14 August 2012
female
