Sericopimpla sp. (genus)
Case Moth Larvae Parasite Wasp at Dunlop, ACT
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| Sericopimpla sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 22 May 2020 | |
| Ichneumonidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 4 May 2020 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 4 May 2020 |
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4 comments
4 May 2020
I think this is a Sericopimpla species see https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_parawasps/CaseMothParasite.htm
5 May 2020
Agreed Michael M. - Sericopimpla sp. (genus).
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:573d0b32-56eb-4099-b76e-9ccce1afbb45
Great shot of the wasp attempting to parasite the moth thru its protective case.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:573d0b32-56eb-4099-b76e-9ccce1afbb45
Great shot of the wasp attempting to parasite the moth thru its protective case.
5 May 2020
Does a new species need to be added to CNM? I certainly couldn't find anything like this in the CNM photo records.
5 May 2020
Yes. We are a bit restricted at the moment with the software rewrite, but we will add the new species in due course.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.979444-35.243611
- Altitude 485.0m
- Maps Woodstock Nature Reserve
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 May 2020 12:01 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sericopimpla sp. (genus)
Species information
- Sericopimpla sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Case Moth Larvae Parasite Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 678.79m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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