Calopompilus sp. (genus)

Spider wasp at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

Calopompilus sp. (genus)	29 Dec 2024	SimoneC
Pompilidae (family)	29 Dec 2024	RogerF
Unverified	28 Dec 2024	Jennybach

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The insect ran around erratically on the ground, darting here and there, i cannot find a match for a wasp or a bee, considered an exotic hornet, but its movements were similar to 2 mud dauber wasps that i have recorded so that as a possibility. it seems to have greyish bands on lower abdomen and an orange daub on the bottom of the abdomen (or on wing?) but wholly black otherwise.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.029357 -35.228321
Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
27 Dec 2024 11:43 AM Recorded on
Jennybach Recorded by
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Jennybach Spider wasps (Pompilidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Calopompilus sp. (genus) Scientific name
Spider wasp Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 936m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania