Pepsinae (Subfamily)
Mud-nesting Spider Wasps, Tarantula-hawk Wasps & Allies at suppressed
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| Pepsinae (Subfamily) | DiBickers | 23 Apr 2025 | |
| Pepsinae (Subfamily) | TimL | 23 Apr 2025 |
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The wasp was seen landing on a rock slab before approaching one of the few remaining trickles of water on the Mt Tennent walking track. It appeared to collect water and mud, but I can't be sure as the wasp was some distance away and the images were taken with a telephoto lens.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.049143-35.534958
- Altitude 761.0m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tharwa, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Apr 2025 12:31 PM Recorded on
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- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Spider wasps (Pompilidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects Pepsinae (Subfamily)
Species information
- Pepsinae (Subfamily) Scientific name
- Mud-nesting Spider Wasps, Tarantula-hawk Wasps & Allies Common name
- Unknown
- Unknown
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1334.06m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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