| Ichneumon sarcitorius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Genus: | Ichneumon |
| Species: | I. sarcitorius
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| Binomial name | |
| Ichneumon sarcitorius | |
Ichneumon sarcitorius is a species of wasp belonging to the family Ichneumonidae subfamily Ichneumoninae.[1]
Subspecies within this species include:[2]
Ichneumon sarcitorius can reach a length of 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in) in the males, of 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in) in the females.[3] These wasps show an evident sexual dimorphism. The males have a wasp like appearance with a black and yellow banded abdomen, while the females have a black abdomen with two orange bands and a white tip.[4]
Adults can be found from July to October. Larvae feed on caterpillars of Erebidae (Lymantria dispar), Noctuidae (Agrotis segetum), Arctiidae (Spilosoma lubricipeda) and Notodontidae , while adults mainly feed on nectar of umbellifers (Heracleum sphondylium).[3]
This species is present in most of Europe, in the Near East, in the Oriental realm, and in North Africa.[5]