Yesterday: 3 Lime Flame (Chrysoclista linneella) in Old Calton Burial Ground, Edinburgh (VC83). Only known from two locations in Scotland; Falkirk & Edinburgh. #TeamMoth #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #ichneumons #ichneumonidae
June 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Yesterday: 3 Lime Flame (Chrysoclista linneella) in Old Calton Burial Ground, Edinburgh (VC83). Only known from two locations in Scotland; Falkirk & Edinburgh. #TeamMoth #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #ichneumons #ichneumonidae
Female Clistopyga incitator found ovipositing on a wall in Liberton Cemetery, #Edinburgh this afternoon. This species oviposits in egg sacs of spiders.
#CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #ichneumons #ichneumonidae
#CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #ichneumons #ichneumonidae
May 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Female Clistopyga incitator found ovipositing on a wall in Liberton Cemetery, #Edinburgh this afternoon. This species oviposits in egg sacs of spiders.
#CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #ichneumons #ichneumonidae
#CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #ichneumons #ichneumonidae
Listen, you don’t understand how weird their lore gets. Throwing their eggs over houses, weasel/mongoose/ichneumons being their enemies (that can eat crocodiles from the inside out, but that’s neither here nor there) and fatal halitosis.
April 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Listen, you don’t understand how weird their lore gets. Throwing their eggs over houses, weasel/mongoose/ichneumons being their enemies (that can eat crocodiles from the inside out, but that’s neither here nor there) and fatal halitosis.
I’ve just identified this smart ichneumon that turned up in my light trap in mid-June: Baranisobas ridibundus, a species with only one other record in the Birmingham area (though like many ichneumons, probably under-recorded). @ecorecord.bsky.social @gavinbroad.bsky.social @jasboparai.bsky.social
July 30, 2026 at 9:20 AM
I’ve just identified this smart ichneumon that turned up in my light trap in mid-June: Baranisobas ridibundus, a species with only one other record in the Birmingham area (though like many ichneumons, probably under-recorded). @ecorecord.bsky.social @gavinbroad.bsky.social @jasboparai.bsky.social
@graemelyons.bsky.social are any of these Chalcids any good for you? Not got any decent Braconids, but have a few Ichneumons if that's any use.
November 14, 2024 at 9:20 AM
@graemelyons.bsky.social are any of these Chalcids any good for you? Not got any decent Braconids, but have a few Ichneumons if that's any use.
February 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM
A Wisp ❤️
Love catching the large ichneumons in flight.
🌿🐝
11/11/23
Love catching the large ichneumons in flight.
🌿🐝
11/11/23
November 12, 2023 at 3:28 AM
A Wisp ❤️
Love catching the large ichneumons in flight.
🌿🐝
11/11/23
Love catching the large ichneumons in flight.
🌿🐝
11/11/23
Four lovely ichneumons (all in subfamily Ichneumoninae) recently encountered in our Worcester garden 💚🍃
April 16, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Four lovely ichneumons (all in subfamily Ichneumoninae) recently encountered in our Worcester garden 💚🍃
35 species, but nothing new, in the moth trap. However, 3 lifers on the patio door! Ichneumons Ophion minutus and Netelia millieratae plus the soldier beetle Cantharis decipiens. #TeamMoth
May 23, 2026 at 3:52 PM
35 species, but nothing new, in the moth trap. However, 3 lifers on the patio door! Ichneumons Ophion minutus and Netelia millieratae plus the soldier beetle Cantharis decipiens. #TeamMoth
I normally stay away from #Ichneumons, but Itoplectis maculator is one of the more distinctive species.
#Hymenoptera #VC55 #macro
#Hymenoptera #VC55 #macro
March 4, 2024 at 5:10 PM
I normally stay away from #Ichneumons, but Itoplectis maculator is one of the more distinctive species.
#Hymenoptera #VC55 #macro
#Hymenoptera #VC55 #macro
Many thanks to @neilmoths.bsky.social for compiling an excellent ID guide to nocturnal ichneumon #wasps and making it available via the Buckinghamshire Invertebrate Group website sites.google.com/site/bucksin... #MothTrapIntruders
January 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Many thanks to @neilmoths.bsky.social for compiling an excellent ID guide to nocturnal ichneumon #wasps and making it available via the Buckinghamshire Invertebrate Group website sites.google.com/site/bucksin... #MothTrapIntruders
Ichneumons are way beyond my skill set I'm afraid.
July 24, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Ichneumons are way beyond my skill set I'm afraid.
Wait here we go. mdc.mo.gov/discover-nat...
Black Giant Ichneumon Wasp
The black giant ichneumon wasp, Megarhyssa atrata, belongs to a genus of ichneumons called the giant ichneumons. The female’s body can be 1½ inches long, and her ovipositor 5 inches long. The larvae p...
mdc.mo.gov
July 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Wait here we go. mdc.mo.gov/discover-nat...
Insect of the day, is what I believe is Apechthis compunctor, a female due to the shape of the ovipositor.
As with all ichneumons there is always a degree of uncertainity!
As with all ichneumons there is always a degree of uncertainity!
July 30, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Insect of the day, is what I believe is Apechthis compunctor, a female due to the shape of the ovipositor.
As with all ichneumons there is always a degree of uncertainity!
As with all ichneumons there is always a degree of uncertainity!
ichneumons are usually hell to get photos of, was glad to either catch her on the job (looking for hosts) or disoriented in the dark. zebra and orange is one of my favorite ichneumon outfits, many species have this color scheme
June 3, 2024 at 5:53 AM
ichneumons are usually hell to get photos of, was glad to either catch her on the job (looking for hosts) or disoriented in the dark. zebra and orange is one of my favorite ichneumon outfits, many species have this color scheme
OK, BSky entomologists.
Might this beastie be Pimpla rufipes? Ichneumons are not my thing.
Might this beastie be Pimpla rufipes? Ichneumons are not my thing.
August 13, 2026 at 5:24 PM
OK, BSky entomologists.
Might this beastie be Pimpla rufipes? Ichneumons are not my thing.
Might this beastie be Pimpla rufipes? Ichneumons are not my thing.
An interesting find at Hill Hook LNR yesterday, the cranefly Ptychoptera albimana (a male) at Hill Hook LNR. Never previously encountered the genus which is supposed to mimic ichneumons in flight! @ecorecord.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
An interesting find at Hill Hook LNR yesterday, the cranefly Ptychoptera albimana (a male) at Hill Hook LNR. Never previously encountered the genus which is supposed to mimic ichneumons in flight! @ecorecord.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
My favourite wasp fact is that they destroyed an entire school of thought. Natural theologians reasoned the study of nature could give them a greater understanding of god. Then they realised how many species of ichneumons there are and quietly dropped the whole idea.
Source uwm.edu/field-statio...
Source uwm.edu/field-statio...
November 9, 2024 at 11:55 PM
My favourite wasp fact is that they destroyed an entire school of thought. Natural theologians reasoned the study of nature could give them a greater understanding of god. Then they realised how many species of ichneumons there are and quietly dropped the whole idea.
Source uwm.edu/field-statio...
Source uwm.edu/field-statio...
I got into moths 6 years ago and have managed to cram my head with a fair amount of stuff since then! But you’re right about lack of time, which definitely hampers my study of tricky insect groups like Ichneumons.
August 24, 2026 at 8:56 AM
I got into moths 6 years ago and have managed to cram my head with a fair amount of stuff since then! But you’re right about lack of time, which definitely hampers my study of tricky insect groups like Ichneumons.
Possibly Pimpla rufipes by the Carp lake this morning. Assuming that I am right, always as unmissable insect with the shiny black body contrasting with the orange legs, but not as big as some of the other ichneumons about
August 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Possibly Pimpla rufipes by the Carp lake this morning. Assuming that I am right, always as unmissable insect with the shiny black body contrasting with the orange legs, but not as big as some of the other ichneumons about
Those who run a light trap for moths will know it can attract other visitors too. Rewarding to get to know are the nocturnal ichneumons - surprisingly diverse despite looking superficially alike. Four species from our garden in 2023 pictured. 🧡🍃
Key here: nocturnalichs.myspecies.info/sites/noctur...
Key here: nocturnalichs.myspecies.info/sites/noctur...
December 11, 2023 at 12:37 PM
Those who run a light trap for moths will know it can attract other visitors too. Rewarding to get to know are the nocturnal ichneumons - surprisingly diverse despite looking superficially alike. Four species from our garden in 2023 pictured. 🧡🍃
Key here: nocturnalichs.myspecies.info/sites/noctur...
Key here: nocturnalichs.myspecies.info/sites/noctur...
Just forgot that male ichneumons existed for like 5 minutes
Was trying to id something for a friend and I couldn't think of what it was even tho it looked so familiar and then I was like dude I'm fucking stupid that's just a male
Was trying to id something for a friend and I couldn't think of what it was even tho it looked so familiar and then I was like dude I'm fucking stupid that's just a male
November 4, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Just forgot that male ichneumons existed for like 5 minutes
Was trying to id something for a friend and I couldn't think of what it was even tho it looked so familiar and then I was like dude I'm fucking stupid that's just a male
Was trying to id something for a friend and I couldn't think of what it was even tho it looked so familiar and then I was like dude I'm fucking stupid that's just a male
In the last week or so Western Giant Ichneumonid Wasps (Megarhyssa notrtoni) have oviposited on a dying spruce tree in our yard. Today a female horntail (Xeris indecisus) is ovipositing on the same tree, with a couple male horntails hanging around. The ichneumons parasitize the horntail larvae.
May 29, 2026 at 9:47 PM
In the last week or so Western Giant Ichneumonid Wasps (Megarhyssa notrtoni) have oviposited on a dying spruce tree in our yard. Today a female horntail (Xeris indecisus) is ovipositing on the same tree, with a couple male horntails hanging around. The ichneumons parasitize the horntail larvae.
This free program for teens and adults at a Northfield library highlights the ecological roles of large wasps. Learning about Cicada Killers and Giant Ichneumons supports understanding of food webs, life cycles, and how insects contribute to ecological balance. #WesternMass #entomology
Hidden Hunters of the Insect World: Giant Wasps and Ecosystem Balance - Hilltown Families
This free program for teens and adults at a Northfield library highlights the ecological roles of large wasps. Learning about Cicada Killers and Giant Ichneumons supports understanding of food webs, l...
hilltownfamilies.org
January 11, 2026 at 1:28 AM
This free program for teens and adults at a Northfield library highlights the ecological roles of large wasps. Learning about Cicada Killers and Giant Ichneumons supports understanding of food webs, life cycles, and how insects contribute to ecological balance. #WesternMass #entomology