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Identification history
| Anterhynchium (Genus) | 25 Mar 2025 | DiBickers | ||
| Unidentified | 31 Dec 2023 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
not seen this wasp before. Beautiful orange red back end. Otherwise similar to the blue flower wasp. I went online and it says Fire-Tailed Mud-Nesting Wasp Anterhynchium species but can't find it anywhere in the lists. https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_vespoidwasps/FireTailedPotterWasp.htm
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DiBickers
wrote:
25 Mar 2025
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😊
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Potter wasps (Vespidae, Eumeninae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
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- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
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