1 Australian Velvet Ant at Aranda Bushland
Identification history
| Aglaotilla sp. (genus) | 6 Dec 2021 | michaelb | ||
| Aglaotilla sp. (genus) | 15 Jan 2021 | CathB | ||
| Mutillidae (family) | 28 Aug 2019 | michaelb | ||
| Mutillidae (family) | 27 Aug 2019 | CathB | ||
| Mutillidae (family) | 27 Aug 2019 | CathB |
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User's notes
Beautiful iridescent green and purple wasp busily investigating crevices and holes in the bark. A similar-looking winged wasp, possibly the male, landed briefly, but flew off before I could get a proper look.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.081605-35.271885
- Altitude 585.1m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 25 Aug 2019 02:36 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
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Collections
Velvet Ants - Mutillidae
Additional information
- Stringybark trunk Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Female Gender
Species information
- Aglaotilla sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Australian Velvet Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 747.68m Recorded at altitude
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