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Pink flanked Brachonid wasp

Callibracon capitator

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Another orange headed wasp about 22mm long - this one with paler legs and darker femurs.

Habitat:

On the trunk of a medium sized eucalyptus (Corymbia maculata?) in a large nature reserve.

Notes:

Pink flanks may be visible through the wings? Compare to spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/38080256

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
John La Salle
Braconidae Could be the same or similar to what was in your other spotting

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Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora
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PublishedOctober 1, 2013

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