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Scoliid wasp, hairy flower wasp

Description:

A solitary Scoliid wasp, perhaps Campsomeris sp.? Scoliidae is a cosmopolitan family with about 300 species worldwide. They tend to be black, often marked with yellow or orange. Males are more slender and elongate than females, with longer antennae. The larvae are ectoparasitoids of the grubs of beetles, usually scarab beetles, and thus act as important biocontrol agents, feeding upon underground beetle larvae. Adult wasps may be minor pollinators of many wildflowers. (Wikipedia and Brisbane Insects)

Habitat:

Spotted in a large semi-urban yard & garden, near a disturbed patch of remnant lowland forest.

Notes:

I often see this species congregating on the terminal ends of Bougainvillea and other shrub branches. See http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/715... and http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/698...

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3 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Thanks willie & Oneng!

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 11 years ago

Cool...nice colour.

williefromwi
williefromwi 11 years ago

very nice spotting of your Scoliid wasp.

Scott Frazier
Spotted by
Scott Frazier

Indonesia

Spotted on Nov 16, 2011
Submitted on Mar 17, 2012

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