Scolia (Discolia) verticalis

Yellow-headed hairy flower wasp at Acton, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.109365-35.275785
• Altitude 603.7m
• Maps ANBG
• Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 2 Mar 2025 12:00 PM Recorded on
• TimL Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Insect on a flower

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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