Heteropelma scaposum
Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp at Currawang, NSW
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| Heteropelma scaposum | MichaelMulvaney | 18 Mar 2021 | |
| Heteropelma scaposum | MichaelBedingfield | 17 Mar 2021 | |
| Unverified | camcols | 16 Mar 2021 |
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User's notes
This insect was spotted climbing slowly over an orchid (Speculantha sp.). Not sure if it could be a pollinator or just hanging around. (See sighting 4375475 for orchid)
1 comment
16 Mar 2021
Interesting it was crawling over the orchid but looks a bit too large to fit into the orchid and therefore not likely to be pollinator. From the little we know about these sort of greenhoods, they seem to be pollinated by tiny flies such as Phoridae and similar families.
Location information
- Places Currawang, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- camcols Recorded by
- Speculantha sp. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Breeding behaviour
Collections
- camcols Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Heteropelma scaposum Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Heteropelma scaposum Scientific name
- Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1437m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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