Sighting 4642686
Rhagigaster ephippiger
Smooth flower wasp at Hughes, ACT
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| Rhagigaster ephippiger | SimoneC | 30 Jan 2025 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 30 Jan 2025 |
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.102027-35.328232
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Jan 2025 11:16 AM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- bursaria Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Rhagigaster ephippiger Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Rhagigaster unicolor Rhagigaster mandibularis Rhagigaster binotatus Rhagigaster aethiops Thynnus ueberhorstii
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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