Heteropelma scaposum
Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp at West Wodonga, VIC
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| Heteropelma scaposum | MichaelMulvaney | 16 Sep 2021 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 16 Sep 2021 |
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These little parasitic wasps were hovering over the trickling water at the edge of the clay bank on the track but then I noticed a few were actually in the drosera flowers. Stealing caught insects? Or caught themselves?
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.810208-36.124788
- Places West Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 10 Abundance
- 15 Sep 2021 10:40 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- drosera Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Heteropelma scaposum Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Heteropelma scaposum Scientific name
- Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1437m Recorded at altitude
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