Wasp (Orange Ichneumonid)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order : Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Genus: Netelia
Scientific name: Netelia ephippiata
Common name: Orange Ichneumonid wasp, Red jacket wasp, Red soldier wasp
Orange Ichneumonid wasp found here also in Australia and Java. It is a wasp with a body length of 20 mm and it does sting. It is widespread throughout New Zealand. They do not live in colonies. They are a parasitic wasps which lay their eggs in the larvae of the Noctuid moth.. (Armyworm Caterpillars)
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