Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant at ANBG
Identification history
| Mutillidae (family) | 4 Aug 2019 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Mutillidae (family) | 4 Aug 2019 | TimL |
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A very active female wasp. The second image shows an encounter between the wasp and an ant. The insects came within a body length but ignored each other.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.107262-35.271640
- Maps ANBG
- Places Canberra Central, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Aug 2019 12:39 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Mutillidae (family) Velvet Ants (Mutillidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Mutillidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1430.7m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
- 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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