Chrysididae (family)
1 Cuckoo wasp or Emerald wasp at Karabar, NSW
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| Chrysididae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Dec 2025 | ||
| Chrysididae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Dec 2025 | ||
| Chrysis angolensis | SteveBorkowskis | 28 Nov 2025 | ||
| Unverified | SteveBorkowskis | 28 Nov 2025 |
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Much larger than other metallic green cuckoo wasps I have seen before. Possibly Chrysis angolensis? Looks like sighting https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4711868
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.231247-35.379417
- Altitude 620.8m
- Places Karabar, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Nov 2025 02:10 PM Recorded on
- SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Yes Insect on a flower
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- SteveBorkowskis NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Chrysididae (family) Other wasps Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Chrysididae (family) Scientific name
- Cuckoo wasp or Emerald wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 951m Recorded at altitude
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