7 Parasitic wasp at Undefined Area
Identification history
| Megastigmus sp. (genus) | 30 Jan 2024 | KimberiRP | ||
| Megastigmus sp. (genus) | 30 Jan 2024 | RogerF | ||
| Unverified | 30 Jan 2024 | LisaH |
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User's notes
Miniscule and stunning - would never have noticed if I hadn't had my camera
4 comments
LisaH
wrote:
30 Jan 2024
Absolutely - yet to the naked eye, this wasp was just another transparent flying dot, until it landed on a thin stem. There, the macro lens disclosed an unexpected treasure. I'm discovering that this insect world is a universe of wonders!
RogerF
wrote:
30 Jan 2024
Yes a remarkable close up of a common gall forming wasp whose host is Asteraceae flowers. (Torymidae: Megastigminae)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.093905-35.328358
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Jan 2024 05:46 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
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Collections
Photographic Competition - best invertebrate animal image Featured Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Megastigmus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Parasitic wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 745.37m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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