Trichilogaster sp. (genus)
Acacia gall wasp at Jerrabomberra, ACT
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| Trichilogaster sp. (genus) | SimoneC | 26 Oct 2022 | |
| Trichilogaster sp. (genus) | Mike | 25 Oct 2022 |
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5 comments
25 Oct 2022
Interesting, I saw the same galls on A. longifolia in Hall Horse Paddocks last Wednesday. Its a flower gall and the yellow dots are aborted flowers.
26 Oct 2022
Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae has been introduced to South Africa to control invasive wattle Acacia longifolia. See waspweb.org for photos of the adult wasp.
26 Oct 2022
Also proves that this minute wasp has good disperive powers as the A. longifolia in HHP is quite isolated. Many aeons ago when I was investigating insect dispersal in the upper air at CSIRO using a net suspended from a kite at 100-200 m altitude I caught many unidentifed micro-Hymenoptera.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.123621-35.372642
- Altitude 770.9m
- Maps Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
- Places Jerrabomberra, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 25 Oct 2022 03:00 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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- Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Trichilogaster sp. (genus) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Trichilogaster sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Acacia gall wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 770.92m Recorded at altitude
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