Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant at QPRC LGA
Identification history
| Mutillidae (family) | 25 Apr 2024 | SimoneC | ||
| Tiphiidae (family) | 25 Apr 2024 | JonLewis | ||
| Rhytidoponera metallica | 24 Apr 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Rhytidoponera sp. (genus) | 24 Apr 2024 | clarehoneydove |
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3 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
25 Apr 2024
Hi Clarehoneydove, it looks a bit like an ant, but it's actually a wingless wasp. Interesting that it fooled CarbonAI too! Cheers, Jon
clarehoneydove
wrote:
25 Apr 2024
@JonLewis its just so green and metallic but I was suspicious of its bottom shape!
Location information
- Maps QPRC LGA
- Places Bungendore, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Apr 2024 02:06 PM Recorded on
- clarehoneydove Recorded by
Additional information
- On a rock Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Mutillidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1430.7m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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