Ichneumon Parasite

Chris Pickford · Post by **Chris Pickford** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:49 pm

Is anyone out there an ichneumon expert? I've had a number of these come into my house recently (jan) and I was wondering whether they had hatched from the parasite pupae I spotted in late summer on several parasitised Eyed hawk larvae I found on an apple tree near my front door. they are about 22mm long, ginger and similar in appearance to a species identified in Collins as Netelia testacea but with different body markings.

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Dave McCormick · Post by **Dave McCormick** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:29 pm

I am not sure about this, but I have ssen many of these appear at my window around 3-4:00am in October. I wonderd what they were too. Looked very similar to this one.

Wayne · Post by **Wayne** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:43 pm

Sorry, I know it doesn't help, but I dont like the look of that.
Nasty looking thing!