Sighting 4423636
Austroscolia soror
1 Blue Flower Wasp at Albury, NSW
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| Austroscolia soror | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Feb 2022 | |
| Austroscolia soror | ClaireSee | 9 Feb 2022 |
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User's notes
This large blue black insect has been buzzing around for several days, finally captured an image while it was on the ground
3 comments
9 Feb 2022
excellent shot Claire. I got one at Yackandandah on the weekend but although I could see the blue when it flew I couldn't capture it on film.
10 Feb 2022
I agree. They are certainly not small. But beautiful when you can get that blue to show.
Location information
- Places Albury, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- ClaireSee Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- ClaireSee Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Austroscolia soror Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Austroscolia soror Scientific name
- Blue Flower Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 900m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Scolia soror
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