Sighting 3370298
Austroscolia soror
Blue Flower Wasp at Stromlo, ACT
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| Austroscolia soror | KimPullen | 22 Feb 2017 | |
| Austroscolia soror | KimPullen | 22 Feb 2017 | |
| Scoliidae (family) | ibaird | 18 Jan 2017 |
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User's notes
Several of these large blue-winged wasps were feeding on Bursaria flowers covering their whole bodies in pollen.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.950060-35.251112
- Altitude 459.2m
- Maps Uriarra Recreation Reserve
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 13 Jan 2017 12:00 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- Bursaria spinosa (flowering) Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Austroscolia soror Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Austroscolia soror Scientific name
- Blue Flower Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 900m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Scolia soror
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