Poecilocryptus sp. (genus)

Yellow Ichneumon at Jerrabomberra, NSW

Poecilocryptus sp. (genus) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 6 Nov 2021
Poecilocryptus sp. (genus) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 6 Nov 2021
Poecilocryptus sp. (genus) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 6 Nov 2021
Poecilocryptus sp. (genus) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 6 Nov 2021
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Identification history

Poecilocryptus sp. (genus) 3 Apr 2023 SimoneC
Poecilocryptus (Labeninae) 5 Dec 2021 MadiGiannotta
Xanthopimpla sp. (genus) 6 Nov 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Xanthopimpla sp. (genus) 6 Nov 2021 SteveBorkowskis

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MadiGiannotta wrote:
   1 Jun 2022
This little lady belongs to Poecilocryptus (Ichneumonidae: Labeninae) and isn't a Xanthopimpla wasp. Look at the difference in ovipositor length, the wing venation, and the clavate antennae.

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