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Post by htcdude on Jul 1, 2016 19:15:28 GMT
Can anyone help with this wasp please? Nearest I can get it Epsiyron rufipes, but my example has orange on all the legs and a white mark on the back of it's 'neck', but I can't find these features in any photos of E rufipes.   Thanks, Nige |
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Post by silversea on Jul 3, 2016 21:34:32 GMT
The first order of business is working out what sort of wasp it is, in the vaguest sense.
It looks a bit sawfly like, and it isn't an Ichneumon to my knowledge. Let's start narrowing this down...
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Post by ayjay on Jul 3, 2016 22:40:37 GMT
The first order of business is working out what sort of wasp it is, in the vaguest sense. It looks a bit sawfly like, and it isn't an Ichneumon to my knowledge. Let's start narrowing this down... To my amateur eye, it has some similarities to an insect which was internet ID'd for me last year and which I was told was Cosmoconus elongator. So, possibly a different Cosmoconus.   |
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Post by htcdude on Jul 22, 2016 9:11:10 GMT
Thank you both. Others have suggested a sawfly species as well, I may have a look down this root  Thanks, Nige |
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Post by silversea on Oct 22, 2016 3:57:00 GMT
To my amateur eye, it has some similarities to an insect which was internet ID'd for me last year and which I was told was Cosmoconus elongator. So, possibly a different Cosmoconus. Wasps are trickier than any other insect group. Starting off, the body shape matters. Note that Cosmoconus has a longer abdomen, and most importantly a narrow "waist". Our sawfly looking critter has a broad abdomen and no skinny waist. But even then the body shape indicates family at best and it is best to assume that a wasps is not in the same genus -- wasp genera are often separated by wing veins, antennae or hair details. So there are probably several "look-alikes" of Cosmoconus, separated only by these small features rather than colour pattern or body shape. |
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