Flower Wasps (Scoliidae, Thynnidae or Tiphiidae)
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DiBickers
wrote:
17 Apr 2025
This looks like a very good fit for Guerinius shuckardi. One particular observation below was ID’d by Dr Graham Brown & location is pin-point geographically. To note, we also have similar sightings recorded on NatureMapr under Zaspilothynnus (Genus) but I cannot find any independent source of photos to compare the two Genus successfully. The images I’ve seen don’t seem to fit like Guerinius does.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/255214189
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/254603879
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/255214189
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/254603879
Guerinius shuckardi
DiBickers
wrote:
23 Mar 2025
Moving across to Thynnidae (under Flower Wasp category & removing Thynnidae from under Other Wasps category)
Thynnidae Family
SimoneC
wrote:
14 Mar 2025
Hi @DiBickers thanks for working on this. I was hoping to suggest you might check all the existing L. frontalis sightings as I had not ever looked at them in any depth and don’t have a lot of spare capacity at the moment
Thynnidae Family
DiBickers
wrote:
9 Mar 2025
@angmarrob this lady is looking for scarab beetle larvae (curl grubs) which you must have in your lawn. She will dig them up; sting and lay an egg inside each one; her larvae will consume the curl grub; then her larvae will pupate (undergo metamorphosis) until such time they are ready to re-emerge/eclose in their adult form😊
Laeviscolia frontalis
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