Pompilidae (family)

Unidentified Spider wasp at Duffy, ACT

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Identification history

Cardiochilinae sp. (subfamily)	13 May 2025	DiBickers
Pompilidae (family)	2 May 2024	SimoneC
Pompilidae (family)	25 Feb 2024	patrickcox

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About 10mm long. Caught a spider (Oxyopes) and flew away with it.

3 comments

DiBickers wrote:

9 May 2025

@MichaelMulvaney this looks the same as Cardiochilinae sp. that we have on file (link included below for you).
When I had a look at Cardiochilinae food source, it’s says they parasitise moth caterpillars, but @patrickcox has a comment that his picked up a spider and flew away? 10mm size description also fits Cardiochilinae sp.
Do you reckon I should I leave this as is under Spider Wasps (Pompilidae sp.) or perhaps move it to Braconid Wasp (Cardiochilinae sp.)?
Cardiochilinae sp. (subfamily)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

10 May 2025

Yes leeks like a cardiochilinae species

DiBickers wrote:

11 May 2025

@MichaelMulvaney thankyou for checking, I’ll put in a Suggestion of Cardiochilinae sp.😊

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Location information

Coordinates 149.030323 -35.334268
Places Duffy, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
25 Feb 2024 06:00 AM Recorded on
patrickcox Recorded by
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patrickcox NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Pompilidae (family) Spider wasps (Pompilidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Pompilidae (family) Scientific name
Unidentified Spider wasp Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1162.8m Recorded at altitude
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