Sighting 4646723
Scoliidae (family)
Unidentified Hairy Flower Wasp at Aranda, ACT
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| Scoliidae (family) | SimoneC | 18 Feb 2025 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 17 Feb 2025 |
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1 comment
18 Feb 2025
This flowering shrub is a huge magnet for insects though they have to battle multitudes of European Wasps. Thanks again for the id, maybe I will learn to id them myself one day.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081356-35.258190
- Altitude 650.0m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 17 Feb 2025 12:32 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
Collections
- KMcCue NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects Scoliidae (family)
Species information
- Scoliidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Hairy Flower Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1294m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
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