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Amblyteles armatorius Body length 12 mm to 16 mm (excluding antennae, which can be up to 9 mm).
Season May to August, adults hibernate over winter often in caves.
Ichneumon wasps, are common and widespread in most of Europe.
Males have a wide yellow stripe on the abdomen with a black stripe between, with a yellow tip to the abdomen and broadly black hind femur. The female abdomen is yellow and more oval, the yellow bands on the abdomen are narrower and curved; rather ring shaped.
Habitat…Various, often Hedgerows, meadows, grasslands and forest edges.
Adults can be usually found in Summer on flowers, especially Apiaceae (umbellifers) species; feeding on nectar and pollen.
Hosts…An endoparasite of many caterpillars, especially noctuid (commonly known as owlet moths).
The females lay their eggs into the caterpillars of moths. When they hatch larvae feed on their hosts, mainly Noctuidae and Notodontidae but also some Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Saturniidae and Lasiocampidae (Calliteara pudibunda, Odontopera bidentata, Macrothylacia rubi and Saturnia pavonia).
Read MoreSeason May to August, adults hibernate over winter often in caves.
Ichneumon wasps, are common and widespread in most of Europe.
Males have a wide yellow stripe on the abdomen with a black stripe between, with a yellow tip to the abdomen and broadly black hind femur. The female abdomen is yellow and more oval, the yellow bands on the abdomen are narrower and curved; rather ring shaped.
Habitat…Various, often Hedgerows, meadows, grasslands and forest edges.
Adults can be usually found in Summer on flowers, especially Apiaceae (umbellifers) species; feeding on nectar and pollen.
Hosts…An endoparasite of many caterpillars, especially noctuid (commonly known as owlet moths).
The females lay their eggs into the caterpillars of moths. When they hatch larvae feed on their hosts, mainly Noctuidae and Notodontidae but also some Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Saturniidae and Lasiocampidae (Calliteara pudibunda, Odontopera bidentata, Macrothylacia rubi and Saturnia pavonia).
