Tryphon obtusator (lat.) - a species of riders - ichneumonids from the subfamily Tryphoninae .
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| Tryphon obtusator ( Fabricius , 1775 ) |
Description
The wasp is 6 to 12 mm long and the front wing is 5.5-8 mm long.
Ecology
These wasps live near the edges of forests. The larvae of their parasites are the larvae of real sawflies . Adult individuals feed on the nectar of the flowers of the common hogweed ( Heracleum sphondylium ).