Insects
Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
Parasitic wasps (numerous families)
Sighting 4373834

Inconclusive sighting

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Unidentified at suppressed - 3 Feb 2021
Unidentified at suppressed - 3 Feb 2021
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Insufficient or inconclusive evidence 10 May 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Cotesia glomerata 1 Mar 2021 AliceH

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KimPullen wrote:
   23 Apr 2021
It might be Cotesia glomerata (the defunct caterpillar looks like Cabbage White butterfly, which is a host of the wasp), but more images, showing much greater detail, would be necessary to confirm this ID.

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Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 3 Feb 2021 12:44 AM Recorded on
  • AliceH Recorded by

Additional information

  • Lepidium hyssopifolium Associated plant
  • Less than 5mm Animal size
  • Eggs Breeding behaviour

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  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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