Lissopimpla excelsa
1 Orchid dupe wasp, Dusky-winged Ichneumonid at Killara, VIC
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| Lissopimpla excelsa | DiBickers | 8 Mar 2025 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 8 Mar 2025 |
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hard to guage size when its so brightly coloured. I think there was just the one but it was very active, lots of low flying and scrambling around on the ground, in grass, and up grass stems
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.953607-36.133491
- Places Killara, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Mar 2025 09:11 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Lissopimpla excelsa Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Lissopimpla excelsa Scientific name
- Orchid dupe wasp, Dusky-winged Ichneumonid Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1314.23m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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