Braconidae
Unidentified braconid wasp(family) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
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| Braconidae | SimoneC | 6 Feb 2024 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 4 Feb 2024 |
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User's notes
I think this wasp was laying eggs, by the curving of its abdomen on a couple of spots on the flower?
1 comment
6 Feb 2024
Braconidae parasitise insects usually laying eggs in their larvae but sometimes in their eggs, so maybe there were some eggs there
Location information
- Coordinates 149.094191-35.328311
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Feb 2024 05:46 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- Daisy Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Egg laying Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Braconidae (family) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Braconidae Scientific name
- Unidentified braconid wasp(family) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1403.85m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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6 / 7
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