Podagrionini (tribe)
5 Unidentified mantis parasite wasp at Evatt, ACT
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| Podagrionini (tribe) | MichaelMulvaney | 25 Mar 2022 | |
| Podagrionini (tribe) | TimL | 25 Mar 2022 |
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User's notes
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
25 Mar 2022
An excellent sequence of pictures. Well done. Mantis eggs are frequently parasitised despite the presence of the protective ootheca.
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
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Featured TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Podagrionini (tribe) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
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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Record quality
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7 / 7
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