Iphiaulax sp. (genus)
A Braconid wasp at West Wodonga, VIC
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| Iphiaulax sp. (genus) | SimoneC | 22 Jan 2025 | |
| Braconidae (family) | KylieWaldon | 4 Apr 2021 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 4 Apr 2021 |
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User's notes
Beetle? Wasp? It was flying around the mistletoes. There were probably more than I counted.
3 comments
4 Apr 2021
Based on images in ALA - https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:c13c14f6-164e-40e0-a441-7b185350829f#overview - matches the wasp Iphiaulax rufus (Braconidae).
4 Apr 2021
Wow. Thanks Kim. I did question myself when I saw it whether it was a wasp or a beetle, but it was so colourful I went with beetle. The triangle shape at the rear and the side on view does look more like a wasp. I will try wasp and see what happens!
22 Jan 2025
Not quite a match to I. rufus based on Quicke 1991 https://journals.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17740/41_complete.pdf
Location information
- Coordinates 146.829093-36.127207
- Places West Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 4 Apr 2021 10:51 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
Collections
- KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects Iphiaulax sp. (genus)
Species information
- Iphiaulax sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A Braconid wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
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4 / 7
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- Description
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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