Lemon tree borer parasite wasp at Higgins Woodland
Identification history
| Xanthocryptus novozealandicus | 10 Dec 2024 | SimoneC | ||
| Stenarella victoriae | 27 Nov 2023 | SimoneC | ||
| Unidentified | 26 Nov 2023 | Untidy |
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5 comments
Untidy
wrote:
27 Nov 2023
Hey Simone, thanks so much for your ID on the wasp. My husband, whose insect photos I post, likes to have fun working out species ID. He couldn't work out whether it was Stenarella victoriae or Xanthocryptus novozealandicus. He thought that the ovipositor on the wasp he photographed might be too short for Stenarella? Is it one of those cases where there is quite a bit of variation in ovipositor length within the species?
SimoneC
wrote:
28 Nov 2023
I usually use the markings on the hind legs, S. victoriae has two white bands while X. novozealandicus has a single white band
SimoneC
wrote:
10 Dec 2024
I now realise ovipositor length is a very clear differentiator, S. victoria has a very long ovipositor, while the X. novozealandicus is short. So my original id was wrong.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.031058-35.228351
- Maps Higgins Woodland
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Nov 2023 09:46 AM Recorded on
- Untidy Recorded by
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Collections
Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects Untidy
Additional information
- Casuarina cunninghamiana Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Xanthocryptus novozealandicus Scientific name
- Lemon tree borer parasite wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 719.49m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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