2 Unidentified Smooth flower wasp at Evatt, ACT
Identification history
| Tiphiidae (family) | 14 Dec 2019 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Tiphiidae (family) | 14 Dec 2019 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unidentified | 12 Dec 2019 | TimL |
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User's notes
The images show a pair of wasps following mating and after they had separated. The wingless female was considerably smaller than the male.
5 comments
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
13 Dec 2019
Hi Alison
See : https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/109215
A quote from that page:
Females yellow-flower wasps (Radumeris tasmaniensis) are about 30 mm long with a 40 mm wingspan and have a large robust body with a broad abdomen.
So this one can't be Radumeris tasmaniensis as you confirmed. I will have to undo.
See : https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/109215
A quote from that page:
Females yellow-flower wasps (Radumeris tasmaniensis) are about 30 mm long with a 40 mm wingspan and have a large robust body with a broad abdomen.
So this one can't be Radumeris tasmaniensis as you confirmed. I will have to undo.
CathB
wrote:
14 Dec 2019
It looks similar to sighting 4198780, and the female looks very much like sighting 4242685.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
14 Dec 2019
Thanks Cath
Both the sightings you mentioned were confirmed by Kim P, so I guess that is the best we can do for now.
Both the sightings you mentioned were confirmed by Kim P, so I guess that is the best we can do for now.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.063948-35.213432
- Altitude 600.9m
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 5 Dec 2019 10:28 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) TimL
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Tiphiidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Smooth flower wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1424.8m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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
- Description
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