Gasteruption (genus)
Gasteruptiid wasp at Mongarlowe, NSW
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| Gasteruption (genus) | SimoneC | 11 Feb 2025 | |
| Gasteruption (genus) | WendyEM | 8 Feb 2025 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 8 Feb 2025 |
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3 comments
8 Feb 2025
Lisa, do you have any clearer shots of the black thing below the wasp in the first shot - this is a Mordellidae - Pintail/tumbler beetle
11 Feb 2025
Sorry - there are so many of them that I get blase and don't take photos - oops. I will take photos next time I'm out there, if there are any beetles around . . .
12 Feb 2025
I wasn't being critical - wasp shots are great. I only got my first shots of Pintail/tumbler beetles a few months ago. Completely new family of beetles for me. Very exciting. They are very small (~5mm), energetic and strange looking beetles. Have a look at e.g. Mordella sydneyana
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
- bursaria Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Gasteruption sp. (genus) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Gasteruption (genus) Scientific name
- Gasteruptiid wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1138.6m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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