Taeniogonalos sp. (genus)
2 A hyperparasitic wasp at Cook, ACT
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| Taeniogonalos sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 17 Feb 2022 | |
| Trigonalidae (family) | SimoneC | 16 Feb 2022 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 15 Feb 2022 |
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5 comments
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
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
20 Feb 2022
Thanks Simone. With such an extraordinary life cycle, it's not surprising these wasps are so rare!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.075549-35.269361
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 18 Jan 2022 03:44 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Other wasps Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Taeniogonalos sp. (genus)
Species information
- Taeniogonalos sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A hyperparasitic wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 560.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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