Rhagigaster ephippiger

Smooth flower wasp at QPRC LGA

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.214251-35.358676
• Maps Bicentennial Park
• Places Queanbeyan West, NSW

Sighting information

• 1 - 3 Abundance
• 3 Dec 2023 07:49 AM Recorded on
• Paul4K Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Paul4K

Additional information

• Kunzea ericoides Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Mixed Gender
• Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Pollinator Insect on Flower

Species information

• Rhagigaster ephippiger Scientific name
• Smooth flower wasp Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 815.47m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Rhagigaster unicolor Rhagigaster mandibularis Rhagigaster binotatus Rhagigaster aethiops Thynnus ueberhorstii

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