Eumeninae (subfamily)
1 Unidentified Potter wasp at Red Hill Nature Reserve
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| Eumeninae (subfamily) | SimoneC | 23 Dec 2023 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 23 Dec 2023 |
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I was attracted to this leaf by a crackling noise, where I discovered this wasp chewing into the leaf. She then busily turned herself, chewed, turned herself, and when I saw her arched abdomen, I guessed she was laying eggs. Only after I looked at the photos did I notice the green, living larva of something that she has exposed with her mandibles, which I assume will allow her larvae, their main meal once they hatch?
2 comments
23 Dec 2023
Almost certainly a Paralastor, but I cannot see the wing veins quite clearly enough. Eumeninae usually nest in soil or hollows, or build mud nests provisioned with caterpillars - so that could be what the larva visible in your photos is.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.102025-35.327779
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Dec 2023 12:17 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Egg laying Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Eumeninae (subfamily) Potter wasps (Vespidae, Eumeninae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Eumeninae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Unidentified Potter wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1249.9m Recorded at altitude
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