Mutillid wasp or Velvet ant at Woodstock Nature Reserve
Identification history
| Ephutomorpha sp. (genus) | 10 Feb 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Ephutomorpha sp. (genus) | 9 Jan 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 9 Jan 2019 | Christine |
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Initially I thought this was a large spider, running quickly with tail up. Very difficult to photograph, then it hid under this plant. Sorry poor photos, it was not very cooperative, but did look interesting!
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.978961-35.243186
- Maps Woodstock Nature Reserve
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 8 Jan 2019 11:10 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
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Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ephutomorpha sp. (genus) Velvet Ants (Mutillidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Ephutomorpha sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Mutillid wasp or Velvet ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 791.66m Recorded at altitude
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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