Sighting 4635397
Austroscolia soror
Blue Flower Wasp at Richardson, ACT
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| Austroscolia soror | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Jan 2025 | |
| Unverified | SMOT | 5 Jan 2025 |
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User's notes
Large black wasp possibly Sphex pensylvanicus (Great Black Wasp)
1 comment
6 Jan 2025
Thank you for the proper identification Michael. Once you compare this specimen with the North American Great Black wasp it is clearly different. Good to know there is not another invasive species in the garden.
Location information
- Places Richardson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- SMOT Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Other activity Insect behaviour on flower
Collections
- SMOT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Austroscolia soror Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Austroscolia soror Scientific name
- Blue Flower Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 900m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Scolia soror
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location