Sighting 4720755
Yellow-headed hairy flower wasp at Armidale, NSW
Identification history
| Scolia (Discolia) verticalis | 12 Feb 2026 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Scolia (Discolia) verticalis | 12 Feb 2026 | Jayson |
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User's notes
Saw one or two yesterday but today there are dozens! I assume theres a nest nearby. Usually only see honey bees.
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Location information
- Places Armidale, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- Jayson Recorded by
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Jayson NatureMapr Latest Scolia (Discolia) verticalis Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- Apple mint flowers. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Scolia (Discolia) verticalis Scientific name
- Yellow-headed hairy flower wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1659.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- 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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