Cryptocheilus bicolor
1 Orange Spider Wasp at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Cryptocheilus bicolor | 6 Jan 2026 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Cryptocheilus sp. (genus) | 5 Jan 2026 | abread111 | ||
| Cryptocheilus bicolor | 1 Jan 2026 | WalterEgo |
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living up to its name!
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WalterEgo
wrote:
1 Jan 2026
We watched it pulling the paralysed spider across grass and mud for a distance of at least 3 metres to its underground burrow
Location information
- Coordinates 149.176897-35.250581
- Altitude 680.0m
- Maps Mount Majura
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 1 Jan 2026 04:13 PM Recorded on
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WalterEgo NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Cryptocheilus bicolor Spider wasps (Pompilidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects - 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Cryptocheilus bicolor Scientific name
- Orange Spider Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1143.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Heterodontonyx bicolor
Record quality
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