Unidentified Potter wasp at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Eumeninae (subfamily) | 19 May 2022 | SimoneC | ||
| Eumeninae (subfamily) | 19 May 2022 | SimoneC | ||
| Lasioglossum (Australictus) peraustrale | 19 May 2022 | Roger |
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User's notes
I though this was wasp, but looking at different photos I think its
a Lasioglossum (Australictus) peraustrale bee
2 comments
michael.batley
wrote:
19 May 2022
No, your first guess was right. The most obvious thing is that the wings are folded longitudinally. None of our bees can do that. On the other hand, it shows how good the mimicry can be.
RogerF
wrote:
20 May 2022
Feeding at flower of Geraldton Wax, one of the few plants flowering in ANBQ at the moment and supplying nectar
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107807-35.276527
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 May 2022 11:27 AM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
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Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Potter wasps (Vespidae, Eumeninae)
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Eumeninae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Unidentified Potter wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1249.9m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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