Xanthocryptus novozealandicus
Lemon tree borer parasite wasp at Coree, ACT
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| Xanthocryptus novozealandicus | SimoneC | 21 Oct 2022 | |
| Stenarella victoriae | MichaelMulvaney | 22 Jan 2021 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 21 Jan 2021 |
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User's notes
About 20mm approx. This was on a gum tree, but I saw another in the grass earlier in the walk..
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21 Oct 2022
The single white band on legs and the shape of the white band around the eyes indicates Xanthocryptus
Location information
- Coordinates 148.909012-35.270042
- Maps Sherwood Forest
- Places Coree, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Jan 2021 04:04 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- Gum tree Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Xanthocryptus novozealandicus Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Xanthocryptus novozealandicus Scientific name
- Lemon tree borer parasite wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 746m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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