Ichneumon xanthorius

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Ichneumon xanthorius
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Ichneumon xanthorius seen in Leicester, United Kingdom
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Genus: Ichneumon
Species:
I. xanthorius
Binomial name
Ichneumon xanthorius
Forster, 1771

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References

  1. "Ichneumon xanthorius". Gedling Conservation Trust, Nottingham. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  2. Forster, Georg (1771). Novæ species insectorum. Centuria I (in Latin). Retrieved 26 July 2024.