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Gasteruption sp.
A delicate thin waisted parasitic wasp about 30 mm long with a long thin white tipped ovipositor. The wasp had long legs with club-like hind tibiae.
Spotted flying around the garden - suburban area.
"Females oviposit in the nests of solitary bees (Apidae) and wasps (Vespidae) , where the larvae are predator-inquilines, eating the host egg or larvae and consuming the pollen store. Adult gasteruptiids may be seen on flowers or hovering near bare ground, logs or trees."
Source:
http://anic.ento.csiro.au/insectfamilies...
Family: Gasteruptiidae
3 Comments
Thanks Sergio, Mark and I were talking about the name just the other day - you're right it sounds like medicine for gastro or just an exploding stomach !
Nice shots, Leuba. I just wonder where scientists find those names. It sounds like a medicine for stomach pain...
Great shots Leuba. Got all the bits.