1 A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp at Forde, ACT
Identification history
| Chalcidoidea (superfamily) | 25 Jan 2025 | SimoneC | ||
| Chalcidoidea (superfamily) | 25 Jan 2025 | TimL |
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On the side of Mulligans Flat Woolshed there was a small white egg sac with a tiny parasitic wasp on the surface, as seen in the first image. The wasp was around 2mm in length and was seen gradually working its way around the egg sac searching for prey.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.158083-35.166661
- Altitude 643.9m
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Jan 2025 11:55 AM Recorded on
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TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Chalcidoidea (superfamily) Scientific name
- A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2063.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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