Labium sp. (genus)
1 An Ichneumon wasp at Holder, ACT
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| Labium sp. (genus) | SimoneC | 13 Nov 2023 | |
| Unverified | Miranda | 13 Nov 2023 |
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Laying eggs in the flower heads
2 comments
13 Nov 2023
Great photos, did you actually see it laying eggs? Labium usually parasites solitary bees
13 Nov 2023
Haha I suppose I didn't then! It was going from flower to flower and circling round each one - the movement looked similar to the other wasp I saw which definitely was laying eggs so I assumed it was doing the same. It also stuck to this species of plant only, moving between a few clumps and ignoring other flowers. But maybe it was on the lookout for solitary bees?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.043269-35.335119
- Altitude 605.9m
- Places Holder, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 13 Nov 2023 02:58 PM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
- Chrysocephalum Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Egg laying Breeding behaviour
Collections
- Insects Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Miranda Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Labium sp. (genus)
Species information
- Labium sp. (genus) Scientific name
- An Ichneumon wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1134.02m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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6 / 7
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