Netelia sp. (genus)
An Ichneumon wasp at Kambah, ACT
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| Netelia sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 25 Feb 2019 | |
| Netelia sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 21 Jul 2018 | |
| Unverified | MatthewFrawley | 19 Jun 2017 |
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5 comments
6 Feb 2019
Is there a period of time that elapses when a sighting isn't confirmed that it becomes inconclusive? This is from winter 2017.
6 Feb 2019
No - if there is a chance that it may be identified it remains as unidentified - inconclusive is used when the image is not clear or detailed enough to possibly make a correct ID
26 Feb 2019
The slender orange-coloured ichneumonids potentially belong to at least three genera - Netelia, Enicospilus and Dicamptus - whose members can be superficially similar. The anatomical details that separate them can be hard (or impossible) to see in field shots, but a good clear image of a front wing can help a lot. This one is probably a Netelia.
20 Mar 2019
Michael, unfortunately they are spread across two subfamilies - Dicamptus and Enicospilus are in Ophioninae while Netelia is Tryphoninae. Maybe we can just call them all 'Ichneumonidae orange nocturnal', and outline the problem in the additional information panel for the 'species'.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.039534-35.372690
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Jun 2017 07:44 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Netelia sp. (genus) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Netelia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- An Ichneumon wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 903.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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