Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
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Discussion
DiBickers
wrote:
14 hrs ago
@TimL I couldn’t agree more, I love taking photos of them too, but yours are incredible💚
Gasteruptiidae (Family)
TimL
wrote:
15 hrs ago
@DiBickers Thanks. Like so many of Nature's insects, they are spectacular at this macro scale. And thanks for all of your identification work. Tim
Gasteruptiidae (Family)
DiBickers
wrote:
Yesterday
Christ @TimL those are spectacular photos (especially of the face & mouthparts)💚
Gasteruptiidae (Family)
DiBickers
wrote:
Yesterday
The markings don’t match Ropalidia plebeiana.
Those prominent yellow bands and their placement fit better with Ropalidia impetuosa but unfortunately the visuals aren’t clear enough for me to be sure.
There aren’t any current NSW sightings on iNat for this species, though ALA does have a couple of sporadic sightings down south (one just over the north-east border of NSW & another in VIC).
For now I’ll Verify it under Genus-level with a Suggestion at Species-level😊
Those prominent yellow bands and their placement fit better with Ropalidia impetuosa but unfortunately the visuals aren’t clear enough for me to be sure.
There aren’t any current NSW sightings on iNat for this species, though ALA does have a couple of sporadic sightings down south (one just over the north-east border of NSW & another in VIC).
For now I’ll Verify it under Genus-level with a Suggestion at Species-level😊
Ropalidia sp. (genus)
DiBickers
wrote:
Yesterday
I’ve looked at this Sighting several times, and I agree that this does indeed look like one of the Anterynchium sp. but not confidently enough to Verify it for you. I’ve seen photos of similar (but not the same) in this Genus but there are so many that can look alike. I’ll pop it in as a Suggestion but I think there’s only myself or @SimonC who would Verify it at this stage😊
Unidentified Potter wasp (Vespidae, Eumeninae)
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