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 Ichneumonidae ID help needed
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| Ratatoskr |
Posted on 24-10-2014 21:23
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 47 Joined: 23.02.10 |
What species could this be? Any ID getting it as close as possible to a species name is great for me. Photographed in southern Spain in May. Arid region with lots of fruit cultivations. Here it's in a garden with planted flowers. Ratatoskr attached the following image:  [131.17Kb] Edited by Ratatoskr on 24-10-2014 21:24 Belief is not an idea that the mind possesses but an idea that possesses the mind. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 24-10-2014 22:40
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10484 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Sphex? |
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| Ratatoskr |
Posted on 25-10-2014 22:55
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 47 Joined: 23.02.10 |
John Carr wrote: Sphex? Heard that suggestion in another forum too. Could it even be Ammophila sabulosa? or at least Ammophila sp.? Belief is not an idea that the mind possesses but an idea that possesses the mind. |
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| piros |
Posted on 26-10-2014 11:22
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1805 Joined: 04.01.12 |
No, it certainly is not Ammophila. Most likely to be Sphex s. str. or closely related genus. Greetings, Henrik Edited by piros on 26-10-2014 11:25 |
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| piros |
Posted on 26-10-2014 11:36
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1805 Joined: 04.01.12 |
Upon a closer look, it could be Podalonia tydei female, but I can't quite see the shape of the fore tarsus, so this is just a guess. |
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| Ratatoskr |
Posted on 26-10-2014 13:22
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 47 Joined: 23.02.10 |
I was actually looking at the hairiness on the front leg and couldn't find any Ammophila sp. that had the same characteristics as on my photo. I also looked at where the black starts out on the abdomen and the same problem there, all had much more black. But me being a complete amateur and having been told not to look at things like color, I thought that it probably differs between individuals and that mine was just very off. I have several photos of this individual, none very good unfortunately, but I did try posting more than one photo from the start but could only post one. Here comes another one, cropped and a bit edited, which I hope is what you are asking for. Ratatoskr attached the following image:  [171.82Kb] Edited by Ratatoskr on 26-10-2014 13:23 Belief is not an idea that the mind possesses but an idea that possesses the mind. |
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| piros |
Posted on 26-10-2014 14:48
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1805 Joined: 04.01.12 |
Thanks for the picture! Yes, I think it is Podalonia tydei, Color of abdomen also fits. Regards, Henrik |
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| Ratatoskr |
Posted on 26-10-2014 15:48
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 47 Joined: 23.02.10 |
Thank you very much for your time and info Henrik 
Belief is not an idea that the mind possesses but an idea that possesses the mind. |
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