Sighting 4708829
Smooth flower wasp at Franklin, ACT
Identification history
| Thynninae (subfamily) | 15 Nov 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Thynninae (subfamily) | 3 Nov 2025 | chriselidie | ||
| Unverified | 3 Nov 2025 | chriselidie |
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User's notes
Sitting on flower, but not doing anything. Ca 1 cm long
2 comments
chriselidie
wrote:
3 Nov 2025
Thanks, that's interesting, wouldn't have been able to tell it's a wasp. That makes sense though - I guess it's a wingless one staying put.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.147214-35.191803
- Places Franklin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Nov 2025 12:54 PM Recorded on
- chriselidie Recorded by
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Collections
chriselidie NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Thynninae (subfamily) Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- Mustard plant Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Thynninae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Smooth flower wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1273.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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