Potter Wasp at Gungahlin Pond
Identification history
| Paralastor sp. (genus) | 3 Dec 2023 | SimoneC | ||
| Paralastor sp. (genus) | 3 Dec 2023 | michael.batley | ||
| Hyleoides concinna | 3 Dec 2023 | Hejor1 |
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michael.batley
wrote:
3 Dec 2023
The longitudinally folded wings, the notch in the inner margin of the eye and the suture lines on the top of the thorax are the clues that this is not the bee but the type of wasp that the bee imitates.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.106994-35.194544
- Altitude 598.5m
- Maps Gungahlin Pond
- Places Nicholls, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Dec 2023 11:16 AM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Potter wasps (Vespidae, Eumeninae) Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- False Pollinator Insect on Flower
- False Bee nest present
Species information
- Paralastor sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Potter Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 838.3m 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
- GPS evidence of location
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