Australotilla sp. (genus)
Mutillid wasp or velvet ant at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Australotilla sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 6 Dec 2021 | |
| Australotilla sp. (Mutillidae) | MadiGiannotta | 5 Dec 2021 | |
| Mutillidae (family) | KimPullen | 26 Mar 2021 | |
| Bothriomutilla rugicollis | SimoneC | 25 Mar 2021 |
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1 comment
26 Mar 2021
Thanks Kim, I wasn’t sure about my ID , it seemed close but lacked the two part white stop B. rugicollis has on its abdomen in most photos I could find. In the flesh its obviously a spider mimic, tricked me initially anyway!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.051042-34.978594
- Altitude 594.0m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 25 Mar 2021 12:26 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Female Gender
Collections
- SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Australotilla sp. (genus) Velvet Ants (Mutillidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Australotilla sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Mutillid wasp or velvet ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 573.6m to 605.7m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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