Sighting 4712059
Thynninae (subfamily)
Smooth flower wasp at Yarralumla, ACT
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| Thynninae (subfamily) | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Dec 2025 | |
| Unverified | galah681 | 21 Nov 2025 |
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2 comments
22 Nov 2025
@galah681, I'm thinking this might be a male flower wasp with an attached female.
22 Nov 2025
Now I look closely, you could be right. It looks like 2 bodies are there. Rather small for a flower wasp. They would be about 1cm or less, but there may be some small species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065946-35.285606
- Maps Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 13 Nov 2025 10:57 AM Recorded on
- galah681 Recorded by
- Leptospermum lanigerum Associated plant
- Another insect possibly an ant was feeding close by Associated animal
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- galah681 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Thynninae (subfamily) Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
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
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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