Tiphiidae (family)

Unidentified Smooth flower wasp at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

Tiphiidae (family)	29 Mar 2021	MichaelMulvaney
Tiphiidae (family)	14 Mar 2021	JonSteinbeck
Tiphiidae (family)	14 Mar 2021	MichaelBedingfield
Vespula germanica	14 Mar 2021	JonSteinbeck

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User's notes

Near the visitor centre I saw the this wasp land on a leaf of a eucalyptus when I wandered past. A car drove by shortly afterwards, spooking the wasp, and I did not see where it flew off to.

2 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

14 Mar 2021

Similar to sighting 4201682: Tiphiidae (family) (Unidentified Smooth flower wasp)

JonSteinbeck wrote:

14 Mar 2021

Many thanks MichaelB, I think your suggestion is much better.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.065922 -35.530342
Altitude 570.2m
Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
21 Feb 2021 09:12 AM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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BIrdsinCanberra NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects

Additional information

Eucalyptus Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Tiphiidae (family) Scientific name
Unidentified Smooth flower wasp Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1424.8m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania