Rhagigaster ephippiger

Smooth flower wasp at Jerrabomberra, NSW

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Identification history

Rhagigaster ephippiger 6 Dec 2024 SimoneC
Thynninae (subfamily) 4 Dec 2024 DianneClarke

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • Kunzea ericoides Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Insect on a flower

Species information

  • Rhagigaster ephippiger Scientific name
  • Smooth flower wasp Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 815.47m Recorded at altitude
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  • Synonyms

    Rhagigaster unicolor Rhagigaster mandibularis Rhagigaster binotatus Rhagigaster aethiops Thynnus ueberhorstii

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