Long-tailed wasp at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Megalyra sp. (genus) | 26 Jan 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Megalyra sp. (genus) | 12 Jan 2021 | CathB |
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The ovipositor is more than 3X the length of the body. The full length is visible in the third image. It was flicking its wings as it walked along, allowing the abdomen to be seen in the last image.
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Location information
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Timber sleeper Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Female Gender
Species information
- Megalyra sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Long-tailed wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1244.23m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
