Orange Spider Wasp at Watson, ACT
Identification history
| Cryptocheilus bicolor | 17 Nov 2023 | SimoneC | ||
| Cryptocheilus bicolor | 17 Nov 2023 | msietsma |
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The colour is more orange/less yellow than these phone photos indicate. I will try to get a better photo.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.160026-35.236861
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 17 Nov 2023 11:34 AM Recorded on
- msietsma Recorded by
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Collections
msietsma Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cryptocheilus bicolor Spider wasps (Pompilidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- The wasp (or different ones) has been crawling into the central holes of timber rounds in the garden and staying in the ground for some time. I have seen it in three different pieces of timber over the last few weeks. Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Inspecting hollow Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Cryptocheilus bicolor Scientific name
- Orange Spider Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1143.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Heterodontonyx bicolor
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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