Scolia (Discolia) verticalis

Yellow-headed hairy flower wasp at The Pinnacle

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.033992-35.255295
• Altitude 605.4m
• Maps The Pinnacle
• Places Hawker, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 28 Dec 2023 09:29 AM Recorded on
• AlisonMilton Recorded by

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  AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scolia (Discolia) verticalis Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects

Additional information

• Bursaria Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Insect on a flower

Species information

• Scolia (Discolia) verticalis Scientific name
• Yellow-headed hairy flower wasp Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1659.7m Recorded at altitude
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