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Mason Wasp - Ancistrocerus Trifasciatus 

This mason wasp has brown tarsi and a black face with yellow dot.

There are other very similar species in this genus which means that detailed examination of an actual specimen is generally needed to identify the exact species. A red box around the image indicates that we think it is likely to be this species but can't be 100% certain.


Alomya Debellator

Length 10 to 18 mm. The head and thorax of this species are black, but on the abdomen the black is broken by a very broad orange band. The lower joints of the legs are also orange, whilst the thighs are black.

Dyspetes praerogator

Length 8 to 9 mm. A black bodied wasp with mainly orangey red legs.

Vespula Vulgaris The Common Wasp

About 2 cm long, they have bright yellow and black bands along the body, with an obvious 'waist' between the thorax and abdomen. They also have two pairs of wings and fairly long, robust antennae. The sting is located at the tip of the abdomen. The queens (reproductive females) are larger than workers (non-reproductive females).

Tree Wasp - Dolichovespula sylvestris Length 22 mm. The face of this species is usually clear yellow with one dot. Antennae yellow right at the base. Thorax with hairs at the sides and two yellow spots at the rear.Can be very aggressive. It builds its nest in trees and bushes as well as underground. Adults forage flowers such as Wild Angelica, Water Figwort and Rosebay Willowherb.

Microplitis wasp is a small braconid parasitic wasp, that lays it's eggs in host caterpillars

Dusona circumspectans

This ichneumon is about 7 or 8 mm long and has a black head and thorax. The abdomen is also black but has a wide orange band. The legs are mainly orange, but the femurs of the rear legs are black. Thought to parasitise small caterpillars.

Mellinus arvensis (field digger wasp) is a species of solitary wasp. The wasp can commonly be found from July to late September or October in sandy places. The female is larger than the male. The wasps' nests are underground in sandy burrows with flies for their offspring to eat. The species is yellow and black like many wasp species, but they have a more narrow waist.

Ichneumon extensorius

Length: 8-16 mm. A sexually dimorphic species. The female has a white tip to the abdomen, a white mark at the base of the thorax, and white banded antennae. The male is markedly different with yellow and black legs and abdomen, a bright yellow scutellum and no bands on the antennae.

Braconid Wasp (Subfamily Agathidinae)

Braconidae is a family of parasitoid wasps and one of the richest families of insects. From 50,000 and 150,000 species exist worldwide.

Pimpla Rufipes Length about 15 mm. A mainly black species, but with bright orange legs, the hind pair of legs being only slightly larger than the other pairs. The ovipositor of the female is quite thick and short and the 'waist' between the thorax and abdomen is also quite short.

Proctotrupidae

The Hymenopteran superfamily Proctotrupoidea is a somewhat confusing assemblage of taxa, with new families being added (or removed) with surprising frequency, and very little to unify them all into a single natural group. It seems quite likely that the superfamily, as presently understood, is polyphyletic, consisting of at least two groups of otherwise unrelated wasps that have been lumped together because of superficial similarities and historical artifacts of classification.

 

Buathra Laborator

Quite a large blackish insect with mainly orange legs. There are other similar species and expert help is needed with identification.

Coelichneumon deliratorius

Length 14 to 20 mm. This is a mainly black species. The female has a broad pale band across the otherwise dark antennae; there is also a pale spot on the scutellum and at the tip of the abdomen. The larvae of Coelichneumon deliratorius are parasitic on various moth larvae.

Gasteruption jaculator

Length 10 to 18 mm. The head and thorax are black. The abdomen which is broader at the posterior end is black with a broad orange band. A striking feature of the Gasteruption jaculator is the upright position of the abdomen in flight. In resting position, the abdomen is pulled in a slight downward or upward curve. The wings are then folded along its length. The femurs of Gasteruption jaculator are thick at the end like clubs.

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