1 Bethylid wasp at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Bethylidae (family) | 14 Mar 2025 | SimoneC | ||
| Thynnidae Family | 13 Mar 2025 | JonLewis | ||
| Unverified | 12 Mar 2025 | kasiaaus |
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3 comments
SimoneC
wrote:
14 Mar 2025
A wingless Flat Wasp, they parasitise larvae of Coleoptera, which appears to be happening in these photos- great shots
Location information
- Coordinates 149.049649-35.208625
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 Mar 2025 03:20 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- The ant was was pulling a larva of some sort. Possibly a lacewing larva. Associated Insect
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Bethylidae (family) Scientific name
- Bethylid wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 835.32m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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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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