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Blueblack hairy flower wasp
Austroscolia soror
-38.2238, 145.304
Field Notes
Description:
A large glossy all black wasp (30mm long) with very distinctive, heavily veined blue wings.
Habitat:
Open forest.
Notes:
This is a solitary, parasitic wasp. Females will dig to find beetle grubs, paralyse them and lay eggs. Adults feed on flowers. <br> http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a8…
Reference Links:
Blue Hairy Flower Wasp - Scolia soror (Discolia soror )
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 12, 2012
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