Taeniogonalos sp. (genus)

2 A hyperparasitic wasp at Cook, ACT

Taeniogonalos sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 18 Jan 2022 03:44 PM
Taeniogonalos sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 18 Jan 2022 03:44 PM
Taeniogonalos sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 18 Jan 2022 03:44 PM
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Taeniogonalos sp. (genus) 17 Feb 2022 MichaelBedingfield
Trigonalidae (family) 16 Feb 2022 SimoneC
Unidentified 15 Feb 2022 CathB

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5 comments

   16 Feb 2022
Potter wasp?
SimoneC wrote:
   16 Feb 2022
I don’t think this is a Potter wasp. The antennae don’t seem right and potter wasps usually fold their wings in half longitudinally when landed
SimoneC wrote:
   16 Feb 2022
Looks to be Trigonalidae almost certainly a Taeniogonalos see https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:da33bdd3-96a7-4586-be29-e40faa699bef#gallery
   17 Feb 2022
Thanks Simone
CathB wrote:
   20 Feb 2022
Thanks Simone. With such an extraordinary life cycle, it's not surprising these wasps are so rare!

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