Pimpla rufipes

This species can be found in most of Europe, in North Africa and from Iran, Russia, India, China up to Korea and Japan (Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia,Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Azores, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madeira Islands, Malta, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, former Yugoslavia).[3][4] These wasps mainly inhabit hedgerows and vegetated areas.[5]

Pimpla rufipes can reach a length of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in).[5] These wasps are generally sturdy black with bright orange legs. The hind legs are larger than the other pairs. The ovipositor is straight, quite short and thick. The first tergite is box like with the spiracle anterior to the middle.[5][6]

The main hosts of this parasitic wasp are the large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) and the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar).[7] The fertilized females of these wasps lay an egg in the pupae of those lepidopterans. The hatched larvae feed on the pupae. Adults usually feed on flowers. They overwinter.[5][8]