1 Orange Spider Wasp at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Cryptocheilus bicolor | 12 Mar 2017 | RogerF | ||
| Cryptocheilus bicolor | 12 Mar 2017 | MichaelBedingfield |
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User's notes
I have been monitoring these spider wasp burrows for some time thinking there would be two wasps. But this one has two burrows for herself, which seems unusual. They are about half a metre apart. She is pictured here at the entrances of both. She is about 30mm in body length.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.065926-35.500719
- Altitude 579.3m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Mar 2017 07:03 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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Collections
MichaelBedingfield NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Cryptocheilus bicolor Spider wasps (Pompilidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Burrow Breeding behaviour
- Female Gender
Species information
- Cryptocheilus bicolor Scientific name
- Orange Spider Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1143.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Heterodontonyx bicolor
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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