Sighting 4086602
Isodontia sp. (genus)
Unidentified Grass-carrying wasp at Tuggeranong DC, ACT
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| Isodontia sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 27 Dec 2018 | |
| Isodontia sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 27 Dec 2018 |
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There were several wasps at work at a fallen ancient tree trunk of Eucalyptus polyanthemos, with hundreds of borer holes in it. The grass used by the wasps was Bothriochloa macra......... Urambi Hills.
2 comments
28 Dec 2018
Thanks Kim
I went back again for a few more photos yesterday to see if I could get some clear ones of the wasps..... see sighting number 4086613.
I went back again for a few more photos yesterday to see if I could get some clear ones of the wasps..... see sighting number 4086613.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.054824-35.401392
- Altitude 770.0m
- Maps Urambi Hills
- Places Tuggeranong DC, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 24 Dec 2018 05:35 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Eucalyptus polyanthemos (fallen tree trunk) Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Nest building Breeding behaviour
- Female Gender
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Isodontia sp. (genus) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Isodontia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Grass-carrying wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 811m Recorded at altitude
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7 / 7
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