Sighting 4745895
Podalonia tydei
Caterpillar-hunter wasp at Watson, ACT
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| Podalonia tydei | MichaelMulvaney | 29 Oct 2026 | |
| Podalonia tydei | JenniM | 28 Oct 2026 | |
| Pristaulacus sp. (genus) | JenniM | 28 Oct 2026 | |
| Hyposoter bombycivorus | JenniM | 28 Oct 2026 |
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Urban Survey Watson Wade St Park
The same wasp as record 4744243
Caterpillar record# 4742800
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.151041-35.236995
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Oct 2026 09:34 PM Recorded on
- JenniM Recorded by
- An apparently paralysed caterpillar (record# 4742800) lay approx 30cm away from wasp nest Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- JenniM NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Podalonia tydei Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Podalonia tydei Scientific name
- Caterpillar-hunter wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1693.3m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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