Eumeninae (subfamily)
Unidentified Potter wasp at Holt, ACT
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| Eumeninae (subfamily) | MichaelMulvaney | 25 Mar 2021 | |
| Eumeninae (subfamily) | argybee | 15 Jan 2021 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 14 Jan 2021 |
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User's notes
Small bee or wasp, elongated black and orange banded abdomen. It spent a long time collecting nectar in this flower.
2 comments
15 Jan 2021
The difference between wasp-mimic bees in the genus Hyleoides and the wasps they mimic is that the bees are unable to fold their wings longitudinally.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.079398-35.267828
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Jan 2021 09:33 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- Daisy, possibly Coronidium sp. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Eumeninae (subfamily) Potter wasps (Vespidae, Eumeninae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Eumeninae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Unidentified Potter wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1249.9m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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