Ichneumon confusor Gravenhorst, 1820
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIchneumon confusor (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusIchneumon (a genus of ichneumon wasps)
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 Ichneumon confusor (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Ichneumon confusor (an ichneumon wasp)
3 Nov 2022 OSGR: ST91 50° 60’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in Tufted Hairgrass tussock in cleared area at side of forest road
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - antenna tip - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - hind femur - antero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - hind femur - antero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)
2: Ichneumon confusor (an ichneumon wasp)
31 Dec 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female with dark bands in T3, in Tufted Hair-grass tussock
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - metasoma and hind legs - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - posterior coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Ichneumon confusor (an ichneumon wasp)
23 Mar 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, from Compact Rush tussock
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - hind femur and tibia - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - hind femur - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - hind leg and metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - apical flagellomeres - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - flagellomeres - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - hind coxae showing scopae - latero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
4: Ichneumon confusor (an ichneumon wasp)
23 Mar 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, from Compact Rush tussock
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennal bases - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head, antennal bases and thorax - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - scutellum, propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver background
5: Ichneumon confusor (an ichneumon wasp)
29 Dec 2019 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in Purple Moor-grass tussock
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - enlarged - silver background
6: Ichneumon confusor (an ichneumon wasp)
18 Dec 2019 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in Purple Moor-grass tussock
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennae - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - metasoma and hind legs - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - antenna tip - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - hind coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - hind femur and tibia - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - hind femur - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Ichneumon confusor (an ichneumon wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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