Mutillidae (family)

Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant at Aranda, ACT

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Identification history

Mutillidae (family)	1 Nov 2020	KimPullen
Mutillidae (family)	1 Nov 2020	JonLewis
Unverified	1 Nov 2020	Jubeyjubes

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@JonLewis is there enough to go on here? Sorry, I am a complete newby to photography, I am sure these will get better over time as I learn... This guy seemed mostly solitary (maybe one other like it in the hour or so I was out there) and it seemed to jump too...

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JonLewis wrote:

1 Nov 2020

Hi Jubeyjubes, I think this is actually a velvet ant, who much is a type of wingless wasp. Take a look at; Ephutomorpha sp. (genus) (Mutillid wasp or Velvet ant)

Cheers, Jon

Jubeyjubes wrote:

2 Nov 2020

Wow that's so interesting! Thank you!

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Location information

Coordinates 149.077130 -35.259433
Altitude 624.8m
Places Aranda, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
1 Nov 2020 03:58 PM Recorded on
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Jubeyjubes Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Mutillidae (family) Velvet Ants (Mutillidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Mutillidae (family) Scientific name
Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1430.7m Recorded at altitude
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