Months sighted in garden
Black and red bodied Ichneumon
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An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Hymenoptera
Orange-legged ichnuemon with black head, thorax (including the scutellum) and antennae and orange-red abdomen. Head with prominent depression above antennae. Femur and tibia orange, except for rear legs which have black tibia and tarsi. Ovipositor stout, straight; upward directed and black. Wings with dark stigmata and elongate discosubmarginal cell and areolet; 2m-cu present. Found in greenhouse 8th July, 2023; and again 9th July, 2025.
Months sighted in garden