Brown Legs Black Ichneumon Wasp - Eleebichneumon pittata 

Family ICHNEUMONIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about Brown Legs Black Ichneumon Wasps that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length  15mm                                                 

 

This is a black wasp with orange-brown legs. The antennae are black white band. There are the orange brown abdomen segment and black abdomen with white edges. The scutellum is white in colour. 

 

 

Please check the Ichneumon Wasps page for more general information above this wasp.

 

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Reference:

1. Northern Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.

2. An introduction to the Ichneumonidae of Australia - Gauld, I.D. 1984, British Museum, p214.

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