Calopompilus affectata
2 Spider wasp at Undefined Area
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| Calopompilus affectata | 23 Apr 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Calopompilus affectata | 20 Apr 2025 | DiBickers | ||
| Pompilidae (family) | 20 Apr 2025 | DiBickers | ||
| Unverified | 6 Jan 2024 | Aussiegall |
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Not sure about the ID but think it may be some kind of spider wasp
4 comments
DiBickers
wrote:
20 Apr 2025
It looks a lot like our description of Calopompilus affectata (Spider wasp). I don’t know this taxon well & I can’t see enough of the abdomen to confirm the two uppermost segments are orange (though it does appear so on the very right-hand side if you zoom in & look closely). I might see if @MichaelMulvaney can have a look for us.
“Large spider wasp. The forewings are orange with a black apex and a black subapical band. The body, including the head, is covered with a silvery pubescence on a base colour of black, except for the top of the first two abdominal segments which are orange. The appendages - legs and antennae - are orange.”
“Large spider wasp. The forewings are orange with a black apex and a black subapical band. The body, including the head, is covered with a silvery pubescence on a base colour of black, except for the top of the first two abdominal segments which are orange. The appendages - legs and antennae - are orange.”
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
23 Apr 2025
Orange anntenae - legs and top of abdomen (just visible) are distinctive of this species see
https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/24264-australian-calopompilus-species
https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/24264-australian-calopompilus-species
DiBickers
wrote:
23 Apr 2025
@Aussiegall happy to help, just needed @MichaelMulvaney to be a second set of eyes to see if what I thought I could see was actually there😂💚
Location information
- Places Penrose, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Aussiegall Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Aussiegall NatureMapr Southern Highlands Spider wasps (Pompilidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects Calopompilus affectata
Species information
- Calopompilus affectata Scientific name
- Spider wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1636.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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4 / 7
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