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Ichneumon wasp

Description:

length appox 3cm ...long thin abdomen , black and white bands , as the bands curl it shows more white. antennae , ended with orange/yellow tips., yellow markings on the thorax , wasp mainly reddish/brown , yellow on the legs at the joints.

Habitat:

feeding on Lomatia tinctoria (Guitar plant)

Notes:

ID so far ....going by other's Tas Flickr sites. https://www.flickr.com/photos/zosterops/... But this is not the one .....still looking . Thankyou Mark for this info - https://www.flickr.com/photos/22953763@N...

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3 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Found this one with KristiE much more like yours if not the same https://www.flickr.com/photos/22953763@N...

CharliePrice
CharliePrice 9 years ago

It's very fancy that's for sure , just wish i could have gotten a better view of its wings , and a few more ...the bush was waving in the wind , macro doesn't like breeze...was lucky to get anything.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Yours is much nicer than that Flickr one.

CharliePrice
Spotted by
CharliePrice

Devonport, Tasmania, Australia

Spotted on Dec 14, 2014
Submitted on Dec 14, 2014

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