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Flightless female wasp (subfamily Thynninae), approx. 2cm long, females hunt for beetles in the leaf litter, sting and lay eggs on them so that young have a ready supply of food.
Trioda bitextura, Eriachne obtusa woodland
Spotted on Feb 28, 2016
Submitted on Feb 28, 2016
2 Comments
Cheers John
Nice pictures.
Yes, definitely wingless flower wasp
Tiphiidae, subfamily Thynninae
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiphiidae