Ichneumon spurius Wesmael, 1848
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIchneumon spurius (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 spurius (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Ichneumon spurius (an ichneumon wasp)
24 Jan 2023 OSGR: NH80 57° 10’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: East Inverness-shire (VC 96) Scotland
Crippled female, hibernating
Image 1: Crippled female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Crippled female - scutellum, propodeum, basal tergites - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Crippled female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background

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

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