Rhagigaster ephippiger

1 Smooth flower wasp at Googong, NSW

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Location information

• Maps Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area
• Places Googong, NSW

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• Wandiyali Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wandiyali Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Eucalyptus rossii Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Mixed Gender
• Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Insect on a flower

Species information

• Rhagigaster ephippiger Scientific name
• Smooth flower wasp Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 815.47m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Rhagigaster unicolor Rhagigaster mandibularis Rhagigaster binotatus Rhagigaster aethiops Thynnus ueberhorstii

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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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