Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
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galah681
wrote:
22 Nov 2025
Now I look closely, you could be right. It looks like 2 bodies are there. Rather small for a flower wasp. They would be about 1cm or less, but there may be some small species.
Thynninae (subfamily)
Curiosity
wrote:
22 Nov 2025
@galah681, I'm thinking this might be a male flower wasp with an attached female.
Thynninae (subfamily)
Jimbobo
wrote:
14 Nov 2025
This is a female, Catocheilus sp. Not Thynnus zonatus. These have been misidentified in many places on the internet. Refer to recent revision of Thynnid Wasps- https://mapress.com/zt/announcement/view/56
Thynnus zonatus
TimL
wrote:
6 Nov 2025
Thanks @WendyEM As you say, these are tiny wasps and usually very active, so the process is to use a fast shutter speed together with diffused flash which usually produces sharp, bright, evenly lit images. To get most of the wasp into focus it also helps to use an aperture size that gives a depth of field appropriate for the wasp's size and to try and take the images looking straight on at the wasp either from the side or from above such that the insect falls within the depth of field. Makes all the difference. NatureMapr's DSLR photography guide provides some advice on this subject. Hope this helps. Tim
Torymidae (family)
Significant sightings
- Cardiochilinae sp. (subfamily) at Hall, ACT
- Cynipoidea (superfamily) at Melba, ACT
- Mesochorinae (subfamily) at Melba, ACT
- Pachycoelius sp. (genus) at Karabar, NSW
- Temelucha sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT
- Phanerotoma sp. (genus) at Melba, ACT
- Diplazon laetatorius at Florey, ACT
- Ichneumonidae (family) at Hackett, ACT
- Figitidae (Family) at Casey, ACT
- Agamerion cleptideum at Bruce, ACT
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