Megastigmus
7 Parasitic wasp at Undefined Area
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| Megastigmus | KimberiRP | 30 Jan 2024 | |
| Megastigmus | RogerF | 30 Jan 2024 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 30 Jan 2024 |
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User's notes
Miniscule and stunning - would never have noticed if I hadn't had my camera
4 comments
30 Jan 2024
Absolutely - yet to the naked eye, this wasp was just another transparent flying dot, until it landed on a thin stem. There, the macro lens disclosed an unexpected treasure. I'm discovering that this insect world is a universe of wonders!
30 Jan 2024
Yes a remarkable close up of a common gall forming wasp whose host is Asteraceae flowers. (Torymidae: Megastigminae)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.093905-35.328358
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Jan 2024 05:46 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Photographic Competition - best invertebrate animal image Featured LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Megastigmus sp. (genus) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Megastigmus Scientific name
- Parasitic wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 745.37m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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