Sighting 4244797
Tiphiidae (family)
2 Unidentified Smooth flower wasp at Evatt, ACT
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| Tiphiidae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 14 Dec 2019 | |
| Tiphiidae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 14 Dec 2019 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 12 Dec 2019 |
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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
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.
14 Dec 2019
It looks similar to sighting 4198780, and the female looks very much like sighting 4242685.
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
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tiphiidae (family) Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
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
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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