Zele deceptor
The head and abdomen of this insect are orangey red and the wing has a yellowish stigma.
Various habitats.
Late summer.
A parasitic species with a rather wide host range centred on the larvae of medium-sized geometrid moths.
Badly under recorded, but believed to be fairly common throughout much of Britain.
Under recorded, but probably quite common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bees, Wasps, Ants
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hymenoptera
- Family:
- Braconidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 28/08/2011 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 01/09/2024 (Higgott, Mike)
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