Heteropelma scaposum
2 Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp at Acton, ACT
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| Heteropelma scaposum | KimPullen | 27 Dec 2018 | |
| Ichneumonidae (family) | RogerF | 19 Dec 2018 | |
| Ichneumonidae (family) | RodDeb | 18 Dec 2018 |
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User's notes
have listed the Caterpillar separately, saw the Wasp sting the Caterpillar
2 comments
30 Jan 2021
Good action shots. The "sting" is actually the wasp laying an egg or eggs inside the body of the Caterpillar.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109072-35.275822
- Altitude 603.2m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 17 Dec 2018 10:35 AM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Featured RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Heteropelma scaposum Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Heteropelma scaposum Scientific name
- Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1437m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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