Classification: | Kingdom: Animalia | Phylum: Arthropoda | Class: Insecta | Order: Hymenoptera | Family: Ichneumonidae | Genus: Gotra |

The wasp below looks very similar to Gotra octocinctus except that the antenna do not have a white colour section.

Below is another wasp that looks similar Gotra octocinctus except that it does not have whitish areas on its head and thorax regions.