2 Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Heteropelma scaposum | 27 Dec 2018 | KimPullen | ||
| Ichneumonidae (family) | 19 Dec 2018 | RogerF | ||
| Ichneumonidae (family) | 18 Dec 2018 | RodDeb |
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have listed the Caterpillar separately, saw the Wasp sting the Caterpillar
2 comments
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
30 Jan 2021
Good action shots. The "sting" is actually the wasp laying an egg or eggs inside the body of the Caterpillar.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109072-35.275822
- Altitude 603.2m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 17 Dec 2018 10:35 AM Recorded on
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- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Heteropelma scaposum Scientific name
- Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1437m Recorded at altitude
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