tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post2167557066706682567..comments2024-01-08T19:01:37.331+00:00Comments on Donegal Wildlife: Ichneumon timeStuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225743105419715015noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-80371232134196085512009-06-26T15:00:24.054+01:002009-06-26T15:00:24.054+01:00Phil, this is high season for them. It's proba...Phil, this is high season for them. It's probably Lissonota sp. which hunt moth larvae in grass florets. But you won't get it any closer from a pic. My favourite shot is here:<br /><br />http://homepage.eircom.net/~hedgerow14/june26.htm<br /><br />I noticed that someone commented on your blog that these can only be separated by examining genitalia. Not in any ichneumonid key that I've seen!<br /><br />If I had another spare life these are what I would study. I adore them.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225743105419715015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-47716757542259168642009-06-25T16:37:34.119+01:002009-06-25T16:37:34.119+01:00Hi Stuart, Snap! I saw one like this hunting on gr...Hi Stuart, Snap! I saw one like this hunting on grasses in my garden - see http://cabinetofcuriosities-greenfingers.blogspot.com/search/label/parasitic%20hymenopteranPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.com