Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily)
A species of parasitic wasp at Hughes Garran Woodland
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| Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily) | SimoneC | 7 May 2024 | |
| Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily) | MichaelBedingfield | 23 Feb 2024 | |
| Unverified | GarranCubs | 22 Feb 2024 |
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Garran Cubs Sighting at Hughes/Garran Woodland.
Sawfly larvae will be uploaded separately. Interested to know what the other insect is and what it might be doing. Parasitic wasp maybe?
5 comments
23 Feb 2024
Hi Michael (Emma here) - not sure how it uploaded without the photos! I've updated it now.
27 Feb 2024
Hi @michaelb can you please tell us a bit about what this wasp might be doing? Thanks!
27 Feb 2024
It looks like a female parasitic wasp, and is probably laying its eggs in the bodies of these grubs.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.100189-35.339147
- Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 21 Feb 2024 07:09 PM Recorded on
- GarranCubs Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- GarranCubs Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily) Scientific name
- A species of parasitic wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1175.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location