Heteropelma scaposum
8 Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp at Banks, ACT
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| Heteropelma scaposum | SimoneC | 1 Mar 2023 | |
| Unverified | Diane | 26 Feb 2023 |
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3 comments
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)."
1 Mar 2023
Thanks for this info, this sighting was on my list to try keying out, great photos
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
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 26 Feb 2023 10:01 AM Recorded on
- Diane Recorded by
- Verbena shrub Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Featured Diane Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Heteropelma scaposum Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Heteropelma scaposum Scientific name
- Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1437m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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4 / 7
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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