Thynnus zonatus

Native Flower Wasp at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

Thynninae (subfamily)	18 Oct 2024	ElluraSanctuary
Thynnus zonatus	30 Jan 2017	MichaelBedingfield
Thynnus zonatus	30 Jan 2017	RogerF
Unverified	30 Jan 2017	MichaelBedingfield

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User's notes

Large wasps, males about 30mm body length, females smaller; a gathering concentrated in several willow trees beside the Murrumbidgee River, to the north of Tharwa.

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RogerF wrote:

30 Jan 2017

Copulating pair. The wingless female is attached to the rear of the male by her jaws and is dragged around while the male feeds at flowers.

ElluraSanctuary wrote:

18 Oct 2024

Sorry, the abdominal markings are quite wrong for Thynnus.
The wings are also not hayline.
There's an image of T. zonatus here:
https://nre.tas.gov.au/biosecurity-tasmania/plant-biosecurity/pests-and-diseases/european-and-english-wasps

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Location information

Coordinates 149.067054 -35.502348
Altitude 576.0m
Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
29 Jan 2017 07:58 PM Recorded on
MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Thynnus zonatus

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Mixed Gender

Species information

Thynnus zonatus Scientific name
Native Flower Wasp Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
576m to 755.52m Recorded at altitude
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