Trilaccus mimeticus

2 Braconid-mimic plant bug at Deakin, ACT

Trilaccus mimeticus at Deakin, ACT - 18 Feb 2021
Trilaccus mimeticus at Deakin, ACT - 18 Feb 2021
Trilaccus mimeticus at Deakin, ACT - 18 Feb 2021
Trilaccus mimeticus at Deakin, ACT - 18 Feb 2021
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Identification history

Trilaccus mimeticus 9 Apr 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Trilaccus mimeticus 9 Apr 2023 SimoneC
Callibracon sp. (genus) 26 May 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Callibracon sp. (genus) 19 Feb 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 18 Feb 2021 LisaH

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This strikingly coloured wasp was doing something interesting . . . feeding?

5 comments

   19 Feb 2021
This looks like a male so maybe feeding or drinking
SimoneC wrote:
   9 Apr 2023
I just noticed this bug hiding in amongst our wasps. You can see its piercing mouthparts feeding on an aphid or something similar. The antennae also have much longer segments than wasps generally do.
   9 Apr 2023
Thanks Simone
   9 Apr 2023
Thanks Simone
   9 Apr 2023
Thanks Simone

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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