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| Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily) | 23 Feb 2024 | michaelb | ||
| Unidentified | 22 Feb 2024 | GarranCubs |
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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
GarranCubs
wrote:
23 Feb 2024
Hi Michael (Emma here) - not sure how it uploaded without the photos! I've updated it now.
GarranCubs
wrote:
27 Feb 2024
Hi @michaelb can you please tell us a bit about what this wasp might be doing? Thanks!
michaelb
wrote:
27 Feb 2024
It looks like a female parasitic wasp, and is probably laying its eggs in the bodies of these grubs.
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 21 Feb 2024 07:09 PM Recorded on
- GarranCubs Recorded by
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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