tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post7255541336492049540..comments2023-06-19T10:11:05.122+01:00Comments on East Glamorgan Wildlife: Aphids!Adam Mantellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08825643943800910778noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-54667010858952980942014-08-10T21:13:15.718+01:002014-08-10T21:13:15.718+01:00Yes Adam I agree it looks more like D. quadripunct...Yes Adam I agree it looks more like D. quadripunctorius than A. armatorius and yes not the easiest of groups but great looking insects.<br />Rgds MikeMike Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15493608501177287644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-64984271500833078852014-08-07T21:35:05.300+01:002014-08-07T21:35:05.300+01:00Thanks Mike, now that you have pointed me in the r...Thanks Mike, now that you have pointed me in the right direction, is it possible that we are looking at Diphyus quadripunctorius rather than Amblyteles armatorius? The absence of a yellow band at the end of the abdomen made me wonder, see http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/diphyus-quadripunctorius. I know ichneumonsd are a very tricky group, and not one I've looked at before!Adam Mantellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825643943800910778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-23855465345889623032014-08-07T20:30:37.337+01:002014-08-07T20:30:37.337+01:00Hi Adam
The Ichneumon I believe is Amblyteles arma...Hi Adam<br />The Ichneumon I believe is Amblyteles armatorius, I get alot of these in my sisters garden not so good for any moth caterpillars though.<br />MikeMike Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15493608501177287644noreply@blogger.com