Sighting 4228898
Australelis anthracina
1 Flower wasp at Gordon, ACT
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| Australelis anthracina | DiBickers | 2 Mar 2025 | |
| Laeviscolia frontalis | MichaelBedingfield | 23 Jun 2019 |
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User's notes
Near the Murrumbidgee River upstream of Point Hut Crossing.
5 comments
2 Mar 2025
Laeviscolia frontalis has yellow on the vertex in females & yellow on the pronotum in males & this specimen appears to have neither, so I’m thinking it’s likely to be Australelis anthracina😊
3 Mar 2025
Thanks Di. What about this similar sighting - Australelis anthracina (Flower wasp) ?
3 Mar 2025
@MichaelBedingfield no probs, happy to help Michael. From what I can see of the single photo in that link I reckon it’s likely Australelis too, so I’ve swapped it over for you as well😊
4 Mar 2025
Thanks Di. I've added a few extra photos to this one. It may help in creating certainty.
4 Mar 2025
@MichaelBedingfield thanks so much, I definitely can’t see any yellow on that upper body so looks like a good fit to me😊
Location information
- Coordinates 149.069291-35.452890
- Altitude 573.8m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Gordon, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 3 Apr 2019 06:04 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Mentha x piperita Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Australelis anthracina Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Australelis anthracina Scientific name
- Flower wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 639.9m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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