Scoliidae (family)

Unidentified Hairy Flower Wasp at Symonston, ACT

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Identification history

	Scoliidae (family)	24 Aug 2016	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	8 Aug 2016	roymcd

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User's notes

Thanks Aaron and Michael, the new additions look fantastic. I'm pretty sure this is a Blue Hairy Flower Wasp, (Scolia soror), but I could be wrong. Didn't quite manage a shot of the characteristic blue sheen of the wings. Kind regards, Roy.

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RogerF wrote:

10 Aug 2016

yes a species of Scolia but there are quite a few different species in our area.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
8 Feb 2016 03:47 PM Recorded on
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Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) roymcd Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Scoliidae (family) Scientific name
Unidentified Hairy Flower Wasp Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1294m Recorded at altitude
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