Enicospilus sausi

Enicospilus sausi

An unusual looking, pale yellow and red, 30mm long ichneumon wasp found in south-eastern Australia.
Ichneumon wasp (Enicospilus sausi) A fascinating, two-toned ichneumon wasp about 30mm long overall. It had a club-like abdomen which was regularly pumping up and down and dark blue eyes. On a window at night at the local school. Attracted by strong security lights. I can't find much more information about them unfortunately. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Enicospilus_sausi.jpg Australia,Enicospilus sausi,Geotagged,Summer

Appearance

About 30mm long,
Clear wings,
Two-toned pale yellow and dark red.
Club-like flared abdomen.
Fine, tapered, orange antennae as long as the body.

Distribution

South-eastern Australia.. Victoria and ACT

Status

Unknown

References:

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http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Enicospilus+sausi#
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Enicospilus_sausi.jpg
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyIchneumonidae
GenusEnicospilus
SpeciesEnicospilus sausi
Photographed in
Australia