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Banded pupa parasite wasp-female
Gotra sp
-33.8228, 151.253
Field Notes
Description:
About 15mm long, this wasp had a black body with white bands around the abdomen, antennae and tarsi of the hind legs. Also had white along the medial eye margin and white spots on thorax.
Ovipositor was a moderate length(about the length of the abdomen).
Habitat:
Spotted on Eucalyptus tree
Notes:
Appeared tp be hunting/looking for something in the bark. the wasp larvae are said to be external parasite of moth pupae.
Family: Ichneumonidae
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