About Amblyjoppa fuscipennis (Wesmael, 1845)
Amblyjoppa fuscipennis (Wesmael, 1845) can reach a body length of approximately 16–25 millimetres (0.63–0.98 in). This is a large black wasp that has white spots between the eyes, a reddish abdomen, darkened wings, and orange legs. Male individuals of this species have completely black antennae, while females have a white band across the middle of their antennae. These wasps are most commonly encountered in August. This species is very similar in appearance to Protichneumon pisorius, but the two genera can be distinguished by the abdominal fold: in the genus Amblyjoppa, a longitudinal fold is only present on the second abdominal sternite, while in the genus Protichneumon, these longitudinal folds on abdominal sternites are typically present from the second to the fourth tergites. This species occurs across most of Europe, including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and former Yugoslavia. It is also found in the Near East, North Africa, and the Oriental realm.
