Stephanid wasp at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Stephanidae (family) | 27 Dec 2018 | KimPullen | ||
| Unidentified | 27 Dec 2018 | CathB |
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User's notes
Slightly better photos from same tree as https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sighting/4086511
2 comments
KimPullen
wrote:
28 Dec 2018
Good find, Cath. These wasps are uncommon. Your images clearly show the features that identify this family - the little tubercles on top of the head, and the length and shape of the segments of the hind leg, with the coxae and femora swollen and about equal in length.
RogerF
wrote:
28 Dec 2018
According to the Insects of Australia this archaic family is not closely related to any other extant wasps (Apocrita). One of them has been introduced for the biological control of the exotic pine sawfly Sirex.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.082224-35.266968
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 27 Dec 2018 07:34 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
Additional information
- Stringybark trunk Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Stephanidae (family) Scientific name
- Stephanid wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 594.29m Recorded at altitude
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