Mutillidae (family)
2 Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant at Undefined Area
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| Mutillidae (family) | RogerF | 30 Nov 2023 | |
| Unverified | Curiosity | 30 Nov 2023 |
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Could this be a male velvet ant?
2 comments
30 Nov 2023
Correct. There a quite a few species illustrated on CNM (other wasps) but nothing quite like yours but worth a look.
30 Nov 2023
Thanks, Roger. I appreciate your suggestion. I've looked at the contributions on CNM and didn't see a good match with the yellow velvet pattern on the one I reported. Giving special attention to images of male velvet ants, I thought the closest one was in Mutillidae (family), sighting 4371255 by 'trevorpreston'. Maybe I'll be lucky and see this wasp again, from a different angle.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.474918-34.433726
- Places Braemar, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Nov 2023 03:03 PM Recorded on
- Curiosity Recorded by
- mandarin tree Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Curiosity Southern Highlands NatureMapr Mutillidae (family) Velvet Ants (Mutillidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Mutillidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1430.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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