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Heteropelma scaposum
8 Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp at Banks, ACT
Identification history
| Heteropelma scaposum | 1 Mar 2023 | SimoneC | ||
| Unidentified | 26 Feb 2023 | Diane |
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3 comments
HelenCross wrote:
1 Mar 2023
Maddi Gianotta, ANU taxonomist, has said:
"I can't get down to species from the photo... but it's a female of the tribe Gravenhorstiini from the subfamily Anomaloninae (and I'm leaning towards the genus Heteropelma - although I do think the genera are difficult to delineate"superficially)."
"I can't get down to species from the photo... but it's a female of the tribe Gravenhorstiini from the subfamily Anomaloninae (and I'm leaning towards the genus Heteropelma - although I do think the genera are difficult to delineate"superficially)."
SimoneC wrote:
1 Mar 2023
Thanks for this info, this sighting was on my list to try keying out, great photos
HelenCross wrote:
1 Mar 2023
No worries Simone. Looks like wasps are very tricky! They are awesome photos of Diane's!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.093528-35.467566
- Places Banks, ACT
Species information
- Heteropelma scaposum Scientific name
- Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 26 Feb 2023 10:01 AM Recorded on
- Diane Recorded by
Additional information
- Verbena shrub Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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