Ichneumon sarcitorius is a species of wasp belonging to the family Ichneumonidae subfamily Ichneumoninae.

[3] These wasps show an evident sexual dimorphism.

The males have a wasp like appearance with a black and yellow banded abdomen, while the females have a black abdomen with two orange bands and a white tip.

Larvae feed on caterpillars of Erebidae (Lymantria dispar), Noctuidae (Agrotis segetum), Arctiidae (Spilosoma lubricipeda) and Notodontidae, while adults mainly feed on nectar of umbellifers (Heracleum sphondylium).

[3] This species is present in most of Europe, in the Near East, in the Oriental realm, and in North Africa.