Scolia (Discolia) verticalis

Yellow-headed hairy flower wasp at Hackett, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.168350-35.247111
• Altitude 635.4m
• Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 24 Feb 2025 04:56 PM Recorded on
• Louisab Recorded by

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  Louisab NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Scolia (Discolia) verticalis Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects

Additional information

• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• mint Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

• Scolia (Discolia) verticalis Scientific name
• Yellow-headed hairy flower wasp Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1659.7m Recorded at altitude
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