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Unidentified Smooth flower wasp at Paddys River, ACT

Tiphiidae (family) at Paddys River, ACT - 21 Feb 2021
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Identification history

Tiphiidae (family) 29 Mar 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Tiphiidae (family) 14 Mar 2021 BIrdsinCanberra
Tiphiidae (family) 14 Mar 2021 MichaelBedingfield
Vespula germanica 14 Mar 2021 BIrdsinCanberra

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Near the visitor centre I saw the this wasp land on a leaf of a eucalyptus when I wandered past. A car drove by shortly afterwards, spooking the wasp, and I did not see where it flew off to.

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   14 Mar 2021
   14 Mar 2021
Many thanks MichaelB, I think your suggestion is much better.

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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