Pimpla turionellae
Very similar to Pimpla rufipes, with a black body and red legs, but distinguished by the pale hairs on the face and propodeum. The stout female ovipositor is held pointing slightly upwards. The pronotum usually has a pale stripe in the hind corners. The hind coxa are black.
Pimpla rufipes has dark hairs on the face and propodeum.
April - October
It parasitises Wax Moths.
Rare or under-recorded.
GHunt
Oadby garden
24 June 2024
GHunt
Oadby garden
24 June 2024
GHunt
Oadby garden
24 June 2024
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - hymenopteran
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hymenoptera
- Family:
- Ichneumonidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 24/06/2024 (Hunt, Graham)
- Last record:
- 29/06/2024 (Hunt, Graham)
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