Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant at Undefined Area
Identification history
| Mutillidae (family) | 29 Sep 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 5 Feb 2024 | KylieWaldon |
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these wasps were making large hovering circles over the track, landing for a few seconds and then going again. They had antennas moving like spider wasps but they were black and white like a sand wasp.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.948443-36.178227
- Places Baranduda, VIC
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 3 Feb 2024 09:01 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Collections
KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Mutillidae (family) Velvet Ants (Mutillidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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
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Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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