Calopompilus sp. (genus)
1 Spider wasp at Aranda, ACT
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| Calopompilus sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 6 May 2021 | |
| Calopompilus sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 22 Mar 2020 | |
| Unverified | Jubeyjubes | 17 Mar 2020 |
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5 comments
18 Mar 2020
Hi Julia, and thanks for your contribution/photo. I have downloaded one of the original photos, cropped it and added it back to aid in identification.
18 Mar 2020
Not a problem, that sounds wonderful - I have no problem with any of you doing anything you need to do to the photos I upload - they're for you not me :)
18 Mar 2020
Thanks Julia.
The yellow/orange spots on the wings are quite distinctive. The closest resemblance I can find is Calopompilus maculipennis, but it is from USA, see:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1451167
The yellow/orange spots on the wings are quite distinctive. The closest resemblance I can find is Calopompilus maculipennis, but it is from USA, see:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1451167
18 Mar 2020
They are distinctive... I guess there's a possibility it's not yet been described yet, but it wasn't one of the smaller wasps so that would be less likely too hey?I don't envy your task finding out who it is! It would be very challenging trying to find it again - I think I have quite a diversity of them in my garden but many of them seem passers by.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.076925-35.259514
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 17 Mar 2020 12:44 PM Recorded on
- Jubeyjubes Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Jubeyjubes Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Calopompilus sp. (genus) Spider wasps (Pompilidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Calopompilus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Spider wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 936m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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