Cryptocheilus bicolor

1 Orange Spider Wasp at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

	Cryptocheilus bicolor	12 Mar 2017	RogerF
	Cryptocheilus bicolor	12 Mar 2017	MichaelBedingfield

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User's notes

I have been monitoring these spider wasp burrows for some time thinking there would be two wasps. But this one has two burrows for herself, which seems unusual. They are about half a metre apart. She is pictured here at the entrances of both. She is about 30mm in body length.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.065926 -35.500719
Altitude 579.3m
Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
11 Mar 2017 07:03 PM Recorded on
MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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MichaelBedingfield NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Spider wasps (Pompilidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Burrow Breeding behaviour
Female Gender

Species information

Cryptocheilus bicolor Scientific name
Orange Spider Wasp Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1143.7m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania