Cryptocheilus sp. (genus) at Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park

Spider wasp at Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park

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Identification history

Cryptocheilus sp. (genus)	10 Jan 2017	KimPullen
Cryptocheilus sp. (genus)	10 Jan 2017	KimPullen
Pompilidae sp. (family)	31 Dec 2016	MichaelMulvaney
Pompilidae sp. (family)	31 Dec 2016	MichaelMulvaney

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3 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

1 Jan 2017

This is a second sighting derived from an original posting for which Kim Pullen provided the following comment

Ignoring the beetles in the background, image #1 is Lissopimpla excelsa (a parasitic wasp of the Ichneumonidae). Images 2 and 3 are Cryptocheilus sp. (a spider wasp of the Pompilidae)

galah681 wrote:

1 Jan 2017

Thank you for splitting up the photos. I was thinking I should delete these from the original post and reload them, but you beat me to it. There were so many insects buzzing in and out of the bush that I didn't realise there were 2 different species as they were both in the same area and were mainly orange in colour.

KimPullen wrote:

10 Jan 2017

The beetles are Porrostoma sp., probably P. rhipidium.

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