Mutillidae (family)
Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant at Black Mountain
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| Mutillidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 11 Apr 2017 | |
| Mutillidae (family) | RogerF | 10 Apr 2017 | |
| Unverified | David | 9 Apr 2017 |
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1 comment
11 Apr 2017
I agree with RogerF. I think this is a species of Velvet ant (wingless wasps that resemble ants). The Timulla sp. in the attached link looks pretty similar to this picture. (http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/wasps/mutillidae.htm)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.103759-35.266674
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 8 Apr 2017 03:05 PM Recorded on
- David Recorded by
- Eucalypt trunk Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- David Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Mutillidae (family) Velvet Ants (Mutillidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Mutillidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1430.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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