Crabroninae (subfamily)

Unidentified solitary wasp at Albury, NSW

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Crabroninae (subfamily) MichaelMulvaney 11 Oct 2022
Unverified KylieWaldon 24 Sep 2022

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In flight this insect looked more like a damselfly with its stiff stick like rear end but when it landed Its head looked more like a bee or a wasp. Don't think I've seen it before.

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   26 Sep 2022
It's a wasp, possibly genus Trypoxylon but difficult to see any detail.
   26 Sep 2022
thank you KimberiRP. it was tiny. The camera had difficultly seeing it.

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  • 3 Abundance
  • 24 Sep 2022 10:21 AM Recorded on
  • KylieWaldon Recorded by
  • Bitter Pea and other pea shrubs Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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