Sighting 4624079
Thynninae (subfamily)
Smooth flower wasp at Yackandandah, VIC
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| Thynninae (subfamily) | DiBickers | 22 Mar 2025 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 2 Dec 2024 |
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They were mating the whole time I was there (about 1.5 hours). But it looks like both were drinking nectar during the process. Not seen this species of flower wasp before.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.832282-36.320468
- Places Yackandandah, VIC
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 2 Dec 2024 08:03 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- Leptospermum grandifolium (Woolly Teatree, Mountain Tea-tree) Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Mating Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- KylieWaldon NatureMapr Thynninae (subfamily) Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Thynninae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Smooth flower wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1273.4m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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