Podagrionini (tribe)

5 Unidentified mantis parasite wasp at Evatt, ACT

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Identification history

	Podagrionini (tribe)	25 Mar 2022	MichaelMulvaney
	Podagrionini (tribe)	25 Mar 2022	TimL

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The images show a tiny parasitic wasp working its way around a mantis egg sack. The final image shows the wasp probing into the egg sack. (See follow up sighting 4432237).

2 comments

RogerF wrote:

25 Mar 2022

An excellent sequence of pictures. Well done. Mantis eggs are frequently parasitised despite the presence of the protective ootheca.

HelenCross wrote:

25 Mar 2022

Wow - cool to see Tim!

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Location information

Coordinates 149.063833 -35.213382
Altitude 631.9m
Places Evatt, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
11 Mar 2022 10:13 AM Recorded on
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Featured Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Podagrionini (tribe) Scientific name
Unidentified mantis parasite wasp Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 654.2m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania