Insects
Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae)
Sighting 4372033

Rhagigaster ephippiger

Smooth flower wasp at Acton, ACT

Rhagigaster ephippiger at Acton, ACT - 15 Feb 2021
Rhagigaster ephippiger at Acton, ACT - 15 Feb 2021
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Identification history

Rhagigaster ephippiger 17 Feb 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Rhagigaster ephippiger 16 Feb 2021 Roger

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The female was feeding while mating

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Strepera graculina (Pied Currawong) at Acton, ACT - 17 Jun 2016 by KMcCue

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Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Acton, ACT - 16 Feb 2013 by SuziBond

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Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Acton, ACT - 5 Feb 2018 by RodDeb
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Acton, ACT - 5 Feb 2018 by RodDeb
Heteropelma scaposum (Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp) at Acton, ACT - 5 Feb 2018 by RodDeb
Geron nigralis (Slender bee fly) at Acton, ACT - 5 Feb 2018 by RodDeb
Sphecinae sp. (subfamily) (Unidentified Sand or Digger wasp) at Acton, ACT - 3 Feb 2018 by Qwerty
Adversaeschna brevistyla (Blue-spotted Hawker) at Acton, ACT - 1 Feb 2018 by Christine
Graphium choredon (Blue Triangle) at Acton, ACT - 29 Jan 2018 by ChristianFricker
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Acton, ACT - 7 Jan 2018 by Alison Milton
Tipulidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Crane Fly) at Acton, ACT - 31 Dec 2017 by CathB
Caedicia simplex (Common Garden Katydid) at Acton, ACT - 17 Dec 2017 by JudithRoach
Scaptia sp. (genus) (March fly) at Acton, ACT - 23 Nov 2017 by DerekC
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Acton, ACT - 11 Oct 2017 by MatthewFrawley
Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Acton, ACT - 11 Oct 2017 by MatthewFrawley
Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Acton, ACT - 23 Sep 2017 by Alison Milton
Zosterops lateralis (Silvereye) at Acton, ACT - 27 Aug 2017 by Alison Milton
Acanthiza pusilla (Brown Thornbill) at Acton, ACT - 27 Aug 2017 by Alison Milton
Accipiter cirrocephalus (Collared Sparrowhawk) at Acton, ACT - 27 Aug 2017 by Alison Milton
Caligavis chrysops (Yellow-faced Honeyeater) at Acton, ACT - 19 Aug 2017 by Alison Milton
Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella) at Acton, ACT - 16 Jul 2017 by SallyandPeter
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Acton, ACT - 9 Jul 2017 by MatthewFrawley
Tricholomopsis rutilans complex at Acton, ACT - 20 Apr 2017 by Heino
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 22 Mar 2017 by JudithRoach
Austroscolia soror (Blue Flower Wasp) at Acton, ACT - 9 Mar 2017 by Roger
Gastrimargus musicus (Yellow-winged Locust or Grasshopper) at Acton, ACT - 21 Jan 2017 by AlisonMilton
Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella) at Acton, ACT - 26 Nov 2016 by Alison Milton
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 4 Nov 2016 by roymcd
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Acton, ACT - 4 Nov 2016 by roymcd
Eichleriella cf. leucophaea at Acton, ACT - 21 Aug 2016 by Heino
Nostoc sp. (genus) (A cyanobacterium) at Acton, ACT - 5 Jul 2016 by Heino
Strepera graculina (Pied Currawong) at Acton, ACT - 17 Jun 2016 by KMcCue
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Acton, ACT - 27 Dec 2015 by Ratcliffe
Ganoderma at Acton, ACT - 26 Jun 2015 by Alison Milton
Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Acton, ACT - 16 Feb 2013 by SuziBond
Graphium macleayanum (Macleay's Swallowtail) at Acton, ACT - 24 Feb 2012 by Christine
Macropus giganteus (Eastern Grey Kangaroo) at Acton, ACT - 27 Apr 2010 by Christine

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 15 Feb 2021 10:57 AM Recorded on
  • Roger Recorded by

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

  • Rhagigaster ephippiger Scientific name
  • Smooth flower wasp Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 815.47m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information

  • Synonyms

    Rhagigaster unicolor Rhagigaster mandibularis Rhagigaster binotatus Rhagigaster aethiops Thynnus ueberhorstii

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