Pale Slender Ichneumon Wasp - Ophion or Xylophion sp.

Family ICHNEUMONIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about Pale Slender Ichneumon Wasps that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

 

Body length  20mm                                                                              

 

From reference information this wasp could be the parasites of caterpillars in Anthelidae and Noctuidae. 

 

Please check the Ichneumon Wasps page for more general information above this wasp.

 

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Reference:

1. An introduction to the Ichneumonidae of Australia - Gauld, I.D. 1984, British Museum, p290.

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Last updated: August 17, 2012.