Cryptocheilus sp. (genus)
Spider wasp at Holder, ACT
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| Cryptocheilus sp. (genus) | SimoneC | 1 Nov 2022 | |
| Abispa ephippium | Amata | 11 Jan 2022 | |
| Abispa ephippium | Gina | 10 Jan 2022 |
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User's notes
Lovely big potter wasp near Holder vets.
2 comments
28 Oct 2022
Maybe this is Cryptocheilus bicolor? The legs are quite long and thin, and the mesosoma all black.
1 Nov 2022
A Cryptocheilus but with an extra colour band on the abdomen compared to C. bicolor
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050842-35.329184
- Places Holder, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 10 Jan 2022 05:35 PM Recorded on
- Gina Recorded by
- Eucalypt species Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- Gina Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cryptocheilus sp. (genus) Spider wasps (Pompilidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Cryptocheilus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Spider wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1053m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location