Sighting 4448929
Diamma bicolor
2 Blue ant, Bluebottle ant at Paddys River, ACT
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| Diamma bicolor | SimoneC | 18 Oct 2022 | |
| Unverified | SWishart | 18 Oct 2022 |
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Pretty sure it's a wasp but just can't find it in the type photos
1 comment
18 Oct 2022
It is a wasp, a male Diamma bicolor. We don’t have many photos of the male which looks very different to the female
Location information
- Coordinates 148.936598-35.477480
- Altitude 921.5m
- Maps Gibraltar Pines
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Oct 2022 12:06 PM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
- Pomaderris? Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Diamma bicolor Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Diamma bicolor Scientific name
- Blue ant, Bluebottle ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1272.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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