Mutillidae (family)
Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant at QPRC LGA
Identification history
| Mutillidae (family) | 25 Apr 2024 | SimoneC | ||
| Tiphiidae (family) | 25 Apr 2024 | JonLewis | ||
| Rhytidoponera metallica | 24 Apr 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Rhytidoponera sp. (genus) | 24 Apr 2024 | clarehoneydove |
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3 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
25 Apr 2024
Hi Clarehoneydove, it looks a bit like an ant, but it's actually a wingless wasp. Interesting that it fooled CarbonAI too! Cheers, Jon
clarehoneydove
wrote:
25 Apr 2024
@JonLewis its just so green and metallic but I was suspicious of its bottom shape!
Location information
- Places Bungendore, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- clarehoneydove Recorded by
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Collections
clarehoneydove Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Mutillidae (family) Velvet Ants (Mutillidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects - On a rock Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Mutillidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1430.7m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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