Lissopimpla excelsa (Orchid dupe wasp, Dusky-winged Ichneumonid)
Family Ichneumonidae.
Males of this wasp are attracted to, and attempt to mate with terrestrial orchids of the genus Cryptostylis, which mimic female wasps of the species in both odour (pheromone) and appearance. The wasps pick up pollen in the act, subsequently pollinating other orchids that they visit.
Lissopimpla excelsa is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | Albury, Wodonga | New South Wales North Coast | Barwon South West
Species information
- Lissopimpla excelsa Scientific name
- Orchid dupe wasp, Dusky-winged Ichneumonid Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1314.23m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Location information
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Maps
ANBG Aranda Bushland Bimberi Nature Reserve Blue Gum Point to Attunga Bay Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11) Boro Bruce Ridge Cotter Reserve Ginninderry Conservation Corridor Hall Cemetery Higgins Woodland Hughes Garran Woodland Illilanga & Baroona Jerrabomberra Wetlands Kosciuszko National Park Lake Burley Griffin West Lawson North Grasslands Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T. Lower Molonglo Mcleods Creek Res (Gundaroo) McQuoids Hill Molonglo River Reserve Mongarlowe River Mount Painter Namadgi National Park Pine Island to Point Hut Piney Ridge Point Hut to Tharwa Red Hill Nature Reserve Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek Rugosa Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park Stirling Park Stony Creek Tallaganda National Park The Pinnacle Tinderry Mountains Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area -
Places
Acton, ACT Borough, NSW Cotter River, ACT Dunlop, ACT Forbes Creek, NSW Gundaroo, NSW Gungahlin, ACT Hawker, ACT Higgins, ACT Jerrabomberra, NSW Jingera, NSW Kambah, ACT Lawson, ACT Macgregor, ACT Michelago, NSW Palerang, NSW Tinderry, NSW Wilsons Valley, NSW Yass River, NSW
