Tryphon rutilator
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Genus: | Tryphon |
| Species: | T. rutilator
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| Tryphon rutilator (Linnaeus, 1761)
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Tryphon rutilator is a species of the family Ichneumonidae, subfamily Tryphoninae.[2]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
This European-Siberian species is present in most of Europe and Siberia, in the Near East, and in the Oriental realm.[3] These insects mainly inhabit hedge rows.[4]
Description[edit]
Tryphon rutilator can reach a body length of 7–11 millimetres (0.28–0.43 in), with forewings of 5–9 millimetres (0.20–0.35 in).[4] Head is weakly compressed posteriorly, witt long yellowish antennae consisting of 29-35 segments. Frons has a weak longitudinal carina. These ichneumonids have a black body and reddish abdomen. Legs are mainly yellow-reddish, with black femurs and tibiae on posterior legs.[5][6]
Biology[edit]
Adults can be found from June to July.[4] They mainly feed on nectar of Apiaceae species (especially Anthriscus sylvestris and Heracleum sphondylium).[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Catalogue of life
- ^ Biolib
- ^ Fauna europaea
- ^ a b c d Commanster
- ^ Dmitriĭ Rafėlevich Kaspari͡an Ichneumonidae (subfamily Tryphoninae), Tribe Tryphonini Volume 3, pg. 182
- ^ Murat Yurtcan Keys at The Species of Tryphoninae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in Turkish Thrace
External links[edit]
Data related to Tryphon rutilator at Wikispecies
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