Bothriomutilla rugicollis
Mutillid wasp or velvet ant at Namadgi National Park
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| Bothriomutilla rugicollis | KimPullen | 25 Dec 2020 | |
| Ephutomorpha sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 14 Feb 2019 | |
| Ephutomorpha sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 14 Feb 2019 | |
| Mutillidae (family) | KimPullen | 22 Feb 2017 | |
| Mutillidae (family) | KimPullen | 22 Feb 2017 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 20 Feb 2017 |
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User's notes
A wingless wasp; photo taken just after sunset using a flash; on the lower slopes of Mt Tennant, in Namadgi NP.
3 comments
3 Feb 2018
Yes it could be, Michael. There are some people working on the taxonomy of these presently, so the names are likely to change. But the work is in the early stages.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.062055-35.534391
- Altitude 625.0m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Feb 2016 08:48 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Bothriomutilla rugicollis Velvet Ants (Mutillidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Bothriomutilla rugicollis Scientific name
- Mutillid wasp or velvet ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 823.33m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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