This is a female Pimpla rufipes. She is distinguished from the male by her long ovipositor for egg laying. The larvae parasitise butterfly and moth caterpillars.
This species is common and widespread in Britain and is often seen in autumn.
Order Hymenoptera
Family Ichneumonidae
7/10/2024
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