Gasteruption (genus)
Gasteruptiid wasp at O'Connor, ACT
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| Gasteruption (genus) | SimoneC | 6 Oct 2022 | |
| Gasteruption (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Oct 2022 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 28 Apr 2021 |
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In flight, and with my aged eyes, this creature looks like a breath of air scouting the margins of the bark. Given the depth of field limitations of the macro lens I had great difficulty capturing an image. Note the very long narrow ovipositor/death stinger(?) which is off-white at the tip. The long legs dangle in flight and also appear to be off-white at the tips. The wings are a beautiful dreamy translucent blue-green.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.110068-35.259555
- Altitude 615.5m
- Maps Dryandra St Woodland
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Apr 2021 03:08 PM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- Red Stringybark Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Gasteruption sp. (genus) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Gasteruption (genus) Scientific name
- Gasteruptiid wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1138.6m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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