Apocrita (suborder)
1 Unidentified wasp at Orangeville, NSW
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| Labium sp. (genus) | DiBickers | 9 May 2025 | |
| Apocrita (suborder) | DiBickers | 9 May 2025 | |
| Cryptocheilus bicolor | BeckBrownlowHill | 2 Dec 2024 |
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Long body with brown orange wings that wrap around the abdomen. Similar length to a longicorn but flies like a bee. Yellow and black striped head .
1 comment
9 May 2025
This looks very much like one of the Bee Parasitising Wasps in the Labium Genus. I’ve attached a few links of similar below:
Labium sp. (genus) (An Ichneumon wasp)
Labium sp. (genus) (An Ichneumon wasp)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10097409
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18153512
Labium sp. (genus) (An Ichneumon wasp)
Labium sp. (genus) (An Ichneumon wasp)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10097409
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18153512
Location information
- Coordinates 150.637803-34.009414
- Altitude 78.7m
- Places Orangeville, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 28 Nov 2024 11:36 AM Recorded on
- BeckBrownlowHill Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- BeckBrownlowHill NatureMapr Southern Highlands Apocrita (suborder) Other wasps Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Apocrita (suborder) Scientific name
- Unidentified wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 982m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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6 / 7
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