Spider wasps (Pompilidae)
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DiBickers
wrote:
16 hrs ago
It looks a lot like our description of Calopompilus affectata (Spider wasp). I don’t know this taxon well & I can’t see enough of the abdomen to confirm the two uppermost segments are orange (though it does appear so on the very right-hand side if you zoom in & look closely). I might see if @MichaelMulvaney can have a look for us.
“Large spider wasp. The forewings are orange with a black apex and a black subapical band. The body, including the head, is covered with a silvery pubescence on a base colour of black, except for the top of the first two abdominal segments which are orange. The appendages - legs and antennae - are orange.”
“Large spider wasp. The forewings are orange with a black apex and a black subapical band. The body, including the head, is covered with a silvery pubescence on a base colour of black, except for the top of the first two abdominal segments which are orange. The appendages - legs and antennae - are orange.”
Pompilidae (family)
Jennybach
wrote:
2 Apr 2025
Fascinating but raw. Once again Naturemapr pics reveal an epic contest taking place under our feet but rarely observed.
Cryptocheilus bicolor
DiBickers
wrote:
2 Apr 2025
I can just make out the grey band tagging the black band above it on the abdomen
Cryptocheilus bicolor
DiBickers
wrote:
22 Mar 2025
This one looks subtly different to Cryptocheilus sp. In the interim I might move this one back to Family-level.
Pompilidae (family)
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