Sighting 4613895
Elidothynnus mellius
1 Large Yellow Flower Wasp at West Wodonga, VIC
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| Elidothynnus mellius | SimoneC | 22 Jan 2025 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 11 Nov 2024 |
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User's notes
WOW. This was a really pretty wasp. Not sure if it was feeding on nectar or insects though. It was entertaining watching it climb from flower bunch to flower bunch - its little legs often a bit too short and waving back and forth to try and reach.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.847180-36.131382
- Places West Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Nov 2024 08:58 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- Kunzea ericoides (Burgan) Associated plant
- bees, flies, beetles Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects Elidothynnus mellius
Species information
- Elidothynnus mellius Scientific name
- Large Yellow Flower Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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Record quality
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6 / 7
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