Amblyjoppa fuscipennis (Wesmael, 1845)
(Small Elephant-botherer Ichneumon Wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAmblyjoppa fuscipennis (Small Elephant-botherer Ichneumon Wasp)
TribeIchneumonini (a tribe of ichneumonine ichneumons)
SubfamilyICHNEUMONINAE (ichneumonine ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Amblyjoppa fuscipennis (Small Elephant-botherer Ichneumon Wasp) :
1: Amblyjoppa fuscipennis (Small Elephant-botherer Ichneumon Wasp)
22 Jun 2021 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and antennal bases - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and thorax - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - petiole and gastrocoeli - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver background
2: Amblyjoppa fuscipennis (Small Elephant-botherer Ichneumon Wasp)
26 Jun 2020 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - postpetiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Amblyjoppa fuscipennis (Small Elephant-botherer Ichneumon Wasp)
3 Aug 2019 OSGR: ST90 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, visiting Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - ventral view - silver background
4: Amblyjoppa fuscipennis (Small Elephant-botherer Ichneumon Wasp)
14 Jul 2016 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, visiting Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - silver background (2)Image 3: Female - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - fore-parts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - petiole, gastrocoeli and thyridia - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Wings - highly enlarged - white background
5: Amblyjoppa fuscipennis (Small Elephant-botherer Ichneumon Wasp)
17 Jun 2016 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - abdomen - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - petiole and base of abdomen - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Perkins, J.F., remastered by Storey, M. Protichneumonini of Great Britain and Ireland https://www.bioimages.org.uk/ichneumon_files.htm

Amblyjoppa fuscipennis (Small Elephant-botherer Ichneumon Wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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