Pteromalid wasp at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Pteromalidae (family) | 3 Feb 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Pteromalidae (family) | 3 Jan 2021 | KimPullen | ||
| Mutillidae (family) | 3 Jan 2021 | JonLewis | ||
| Euhesma sp. (genus) | 30 Dec 2020 | JonLewis | ||
| Stigmacros sp. (genus) | 29 Dec 2020 | AlisonMilton |
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User's notes
A small number of these ants on the trunk of this tree. Often had to wait quite a while to find another. Very tiny and hard to photograph. Tried to photograph some that were even smaller but not good photos. Last photo shows it against a teneral lady beetle (possibly common spotted lady beetle) for size comparison.
4 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
30 Dec 2020
Hi Alison, I think this is a bee rather than an ant. The genus is just a guess, so we will have to see what the experts think! Cheers, Jon
michael.batley
wrote:
30 Dec 2020
I am unaware of any wingless bees. Could they be female mutillid wasps?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029725-35.238329
- Altitude 603.1m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 29 Dec 2020 11:57 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
Additional information
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Pteromalidae (family) Scientific name
- Pteromalid wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 670.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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