Chalcididae (family)
4 Unidentified chalcid wasp at Higgins, ACT
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| Chalcididae (family) | KimPullen | 16 Apr 2019 | |
| Unverified | AlisonMilton | 12 Apr 2019 |
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I brought home this cocoon (last photo) thinking it was a moth, but these critters are what emerged. Location is where I collected the cocoon.
4 comments
17 Apr 2019
Alison, I'm sure it is a moth cocoon, and our moth experts might be able to identify the family. Do you know the host plant? Kim.
17 Apr 2019
Hi Kim. It was on an Acacia. I kept it in a container by itself and after a week or so these wasps emerged so if it is a moth cocoon it must have been parasitised.
17 Apr 2019
Re. chalcid wasps: "Most species are primary endoparasitoids of lepidopteran (moth and butterfly)".
18 Apr 2019
Thanks. I have a second cocoon taken at the same time. I'll see if anything emerges from that. Nothing so far.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.032126-35.236639
- Altitude 624.6m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 9 Abundance
- 9 Apr 2019 04:50 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Acacia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Featured AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chalcididae (family) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Chalcididae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified chalcid wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 907.8m Recorded at altitude
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