Gasteruption sp. (genus)

Gasteruptiid wasp at Mongarlowe, NSW

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Identification history

Gasteruption sp. (genus)	11 Feb 2025	SimoneC
Gasteruption sp. (genus)	8 Feb 2025	WendyEM
Unverified	8 Feb 2025	LisaH

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3 comments

WendyEM wrote:

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

LisaH wrote:

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 . . .

WendyEM wrote:

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

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Location information

Maps Mongarlowe River
Places Mongarlowe, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
LisaH Recorded by
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LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects

Additional information

bursaria Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health
Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
True Insect on a flower

Species information

Gasteruption sp. (genus) Scientific name
Gasteruptiid wasp Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 668.37m Recorded at altitude
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