2 Smooth flower wasp at QPRC LGA
Identification history
| Thynninae (subfamily) | 1 Mar 2024 | SimoneC | ||
| Thynninae (subfamily) | 1 Mar 2024 | Csteele4 |
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User's notes
Was very lucky today, and happened to be taking shots of this Chiloglottis for image stacking when this Thynnid male wasp came in to "mate" with the flower! He didn't leave with the pollinium, but he thinks he did the deed, so good enough. Brilliant moment to be taking a photo! 😅
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.500728-35.602329
- Maps Tallaganda State Forest QPRC LGA
- Places Harolds Cross, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Mar 2024 04:35 PM Recorded on
- Csteele4 Recorded by
Additional information
- Chiloglottis reflexa Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Thynninae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Smooth flower wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1107.99m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
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