Mutillidae (family)
1 Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant at Namadgi National Park
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| Mutillidae (family) | SimoneC | 7 May 2024 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 6 May 2024 |
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User's notes
What initially appeared to be a small foraging ant on the side of a burnt-out tree turned out to be a female Velvet Ant.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.995527-35.804635
- Altitude 1321.3m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Booth, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Apr 2024 12:52 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Mutillidae (family) Velvet Ants (Mutillidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
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
6 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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