Scolia (Discolia) verticalis

Yellow-headed hairy flower wasp at Kambah, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.022330-35.391612
• Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
• Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 1 Jan 2026 12:55 PM Recorded on
• HelenCross Recorded by

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  Insects & spiders on Bursaria spinosa - a research project. HelenCross NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Scolia (Discolia) verticalis Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects

Additional information

• Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• True Insect on a flower

Species information

• Scolia (Discolia) verticalis Scientific name
• Yellow-headed hairy flower wasp Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1659.7m Recorded at altitude
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