Ichneumon sarcitorius

Appearance

''Ichneumon sarcitorius'' can reach a length of 10–15 millimetres in the males, of 10–13 millimetres in the females. These wasps show an evident sexual dimorphism. The males have a wasp like appearance with a black and yellow banded abdomen, while the females have a black abdomen with two orange bands and a white tip.

Naming

Subspecies within this genus include:
⤷  ''Ichneumon sarcitorius albosignatus'' Torka, 1930
⤷  ''Ichneumon sarcitorius caucasicus'' Meyer, 1926
⤷  ''Ichneumon sarcitorius chosensis'' Uchida, 1927
⤷  ''Ichneumon sarcitorius corsus'' Kriechbaumer, 1888
⤷  ''Ichneumon sarcitorius repetitor'' Kriechbaumer, 1882
⤷  ''Ichneumon sarcitorius turkestanicus''

Distribution

This species is present in most of Europe, in the Near East, in the Oriental realm, and in North Africa.

Behavior

Adults can be found from July to October. Larvae feed on caterpillars of ''Erebidae'' , ''Noctuidae'' , ''Arctiidae'' and ''Notodontidae'', while adults mainly feed on nectar of umbellifers.