Brachymeria
A parasitic wasp(genus) at Undefined Area
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| Brachymeria | SimoneC | 17 Mar 2024 | |
| Chalcididae (family) | WendyEM | 17 Mar 2024 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 16 Mar 2024 |
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I've not noticed anything like this before - is it a wasp?
4 comments
17 Mar 2024
iNaturalist has it as Brachymeria podagrica It also is pictured in this https://www.pctonline.com/article/chalcid-wasps-in-homes/ http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxon=Brachymeria+podagrica&searchTax=
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https%3A//biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/1136ac45-b04b-4a92-96f1-388bed221c25#classification
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https%3A//biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/1136ac45-b04b-4a92-96f1-388bed221c25#classification
17 Mar 2024
I’ve added this as a Brachymeria, there are a few species with very similar markings though, for example https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e0638274-4a14-408f-a00d-484ea6a6c081#gallery
Location information
- Coordinates 149.094329-35.328940
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Mar 2024 05:00 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- On an exotic fruit tree Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Brachymeria sp. (genus) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Brachymeria Scientific name
- A parasitic wasp(genus) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 738m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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