Ichneumonidae (Ichneumonid Wasps)

Species in this group

Lissopimpla excelsa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acrotaphus fasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Megarhyssa nortoni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Echthromorpha intricatoria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Netelia ephippiata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Echthromorpha agrestoria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Megarhyssa macrura

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

$Certonotus fractinervis$

Endemic

Certonotus fractinervis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Ophion peregrinus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ichneumon ingae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eriostethus maximus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xanthopimpla ecaudata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Leptobatopsis indica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dicamptus fuscicornis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Diphyus quadripunctorius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ortezia ochracea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Megarhyssa atrata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ctenochares bicolorus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Limonethe maurator

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Thyreodon atricolor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ichneumonid Wasps

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 20	~20%
	Orchid Dupe Wasp			~10%
	Cream-Spotted Ichneumon			~10%
	Dicamptus fuscicornis			~10%
2	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 20	~20%
	Orchid Dupe Wasp			~10%
	Cream-Spotted Ichneumon			~10%
3	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 20	~20%
	Echthromorpha agrestoria			~10%
	Eriostethus maximus			~10%
	Xanthopimpla ecaudata			~10%
4	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 20	~20%
	Netelia ephippiata			~10%
	Ophion peregrinus			~10%
5	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 20	~20%
	Orchid Dupe Wasp			~10%
	Cream-Spotted Ichneumon			~10%
	Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp			<5%
6	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Orchid Dupe Wasp			~10%
7	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 20	~10%
	Orchid Dupe Wasp			~10%
	Leptobatopsis indica			~10%
8	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Orchid Dupe Wasp			~10%
9	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 20	~10%
	Acrotaphus fasciatus			~10%
10	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Norton's Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			~10%
11	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 20	~10%
	Netelia ephippiata			~10%
12	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			~10%
13	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 20	~10%
	Netelia ephippiata			~10%
14	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 20	~10%
	$Certonotus fractinervis$ Certonotus fractinervis			~10%
15	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Limonethe maurator			<5%
	Thyreodon atricolor			<5%
16	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Orchid Dupe Wasp			~10%
17	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 20	~10%
	🦋 Ichneumon ingae			~10%
18	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Norton's Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			~10%
19	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 20	~10%
	Four-Spotted Cave Ichneumon			~10%
20	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 20	<5%
	Ortezia ochracea			<5%
21	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	Black Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
22	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 20	<5%
	Norton's Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
23	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 20	<5%
	Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
24	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 20	<5%
	Ortezia ochracea			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 20	~20%
	Orchid Dupe Wasp			~10%
	Cream-Spotted Ichneumon			~10%
	Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp			<5%
	Dicamptus fuscicornis			<5%
2	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 20	~20%
	Orchid Dupe Wasp			~10%
	Echthromorpha agrestoria			~10%
	Leptobatopsis indica			<5%
	Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp			<5%
3	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	4 of 20	~20%
	Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp			~10%
	Orchid Dupe Wasp			~10%
	Cream-Spotted Ichneumon			~10%
	Netelia ephippiata			<5%
4	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 20	~20%
	Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp			~10%
	Orchid Dupe Wasp			~10%
	Cream-Spotted Ichneumon			<5%
5	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 20	~20%
	Cream-Spotted Ichneumon			~10%
	Orchid Dupe Wasp			~10%
	Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp			<5%
6	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 20	~10%
	Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp			~10%
7	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 20	~10%
	Echthromorpha agrestoria			~10%
8	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			~10%
	Thyreodon atricolor			<5%
9	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			~10%
10	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 20	~10%
	Limonethe maurator			<5%
	Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
	Black Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
11	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 20	~10%
	Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
	Black Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
12	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 20	~10%
	Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
	Limonethe maurator			<5%
	Thyreodon atricolor			<5%
13	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
	Black Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
14	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 20	~10%
	Thyreodon atricolor			<5%
	Limonethe maurator			<5%
	Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
15	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 20	~10%
	🦋 Ichneumon ingae			<5%
	Four-Spotted Cave Ichneumon			<5%
16	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 20	~10%
	Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
	Black Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
17	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 20	~10%
	🦋 Ichneumon ingae			~10%
18	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
	Black Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
19	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Norton's Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			~10%
20	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 20	~10%
	Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp			~10%
21	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 20	~10%
	🦋 Ichneumon ingae			~10%
22	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 20	<5%
	🦋 Ichneumon ingae			<5%
23	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	<5%
	Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
	Thyreodon atricolor			<5%
24	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 20	<5%
	🦋 Ichneumon ingae			<5%
25	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 20	<5%
	Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp			<5%
26	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
27	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
28	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 20	<5%
	Echthromorpha agrestoria			<5%
29	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 20	<5%
	Echthromorpha agrestoria			<5%
30	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 20	<5%
	Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp			<5%
31	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
32	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	Norton's Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%
33	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 20	<5%
	🦋 Ichneumon ingae			<5%
34	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 20	<5%
	Norton's Giant Ichneumonid Wasp			<5%

Ichneumonid Wasps

Species in this group

Orchid Dupe Wasp

Acrotaphus fasciatus

Norton's Giant Ichneumonid Wasp

Cream-Spotted Ichneumon

Netelia ephippiata

Echthromorpha agrestoria

Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp

Certonotus fractinervis

Ophion peregrinus

Ichneumon ingae

Eriostethus maximus

Xanthopimpla ecaudata

Leptobatopsis indica

Dicamptus fuscicornis

Four-Spotted Cave Ichneumon

Ortezia ochracea

Black Giant Ichneumonid Wasp

Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp

Limonethe maurator

Thyreodon atricolor

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Ichneumonid Wasps

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked