8 A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp at Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
Identification history
| Chalcidoidea (superfamily) | 19 Nov 2023 | SimoneC | ||
| Unverified | 19 Nov 2023 | Miranda |
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User's notes
These tiny wasps were perched on a jewel beetle (I think). They stayed on even when it flew between branches.
5 comments
HelenCross
wrote:
5 Dec 2023
@KimPullen do you know why these wasps would be attracted to this species of jewel beetle? Miranda has recently added another sighting.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.008553-35.298706
- Altitude 664.2m
- Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 19 Nov 2023 12:59 PM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
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Collections
Featured Miranda Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chalcidoidea (superfamily) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- Jewel beetle? Associated animal
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Chalcidoidea (superfamily) Scientific name
- A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2063.3m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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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