Thynninae (subfamily)

Smooth flower wasp at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Thynninae (subfamily)	27 Apr 2020	KimPullen
	Thynninae (subfamily)	14 Dec 2019	JonSteinbeck

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This female Flower Wasp was on a stalk of some very dry native grass. Initially, I thought she was dead and the body was attached to the stalk by a spider web but then I noticed she started to move. This female was acting like an acrobat on a pole, moving its body around the stalk with its two front pairs of legs while its rear legs looked to be stroking its abdomen.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.122175 -35.278630
Altitude 574.1m
Maps Australian National University ANU Kingsley Precinct
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
8 Dec 2019 11:24 AM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Native long grass Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Female Gender

Species information

Thynninae (subfamily) Scientific name
Smooth flower wasp Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1273.4m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania