Gasteruption (genus)
Gasteruptiid wasp at Acton, ACT
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| Gasteruption (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 22 Feb 2020 | |
| Gasteruption (genus) | HarveyPerkins | 22 Feb 2020 | |
| Austrolestes sp. (genus) | PeterA | 21 Feb 2020 |
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3 comments
22 Feb 2020
Thanks for the interesting photo, I'm a bit confused by the image, probably something else, rather than a damselfly...???
22 Feb 2020
Very intriguing. Certainly not a damselfly. All I can suggest is an odd-looking parasitic wasp of some sort. If you have any other photos of this from other angles it would be worth putting them up. If it does indeed have wings, they must be quite small.
22 Feb 2020
Thanks for your thoughts - I've added a couple more photos which may help. Way out of my league...
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107467-35.276506
- Altitude 614.5m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Feb 2020 12:25 PM Recorded on
- PeterA Recorded by
- Leptospermum sp. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- PeterA Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Gasteruption sp. (genus) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Gasteruption (genus) Scientific name
- Gasteruptiid wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1138.6m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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