Flower Wasps (Scoliidae, Thynnidae or Tiphiidae)
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MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
20 Jan 2026
Yellow markings on head make me think this is not a Blue flower wasp, but perhaps another Austoscolia species
Scoliidae (family)
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
chriselidie
wrote:
3 Nov 2025
Thanks, that's interesting, wouldn't have been able to tell it's a wasp. That makes sense though - I guess it's a wingless one staying put.
Thynninae (subfamily)
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