Xanthopimpla sp. (genus)

1 A yellow Ichneumon wasp at Thurgoona, NSW

Xanthopimpla sp. (genus) at Thurgoona, NSW - 7 Apr 2023 09:05 AM
Xanthopimpla sp. (genus) at Thurgoona, NSW - 7 Apr 2023 09:05 AM
Xanthopimpla sp. (genus) at Thurgoona, NSW - 7 Apr 2023 09:05 AM
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Xanthopimpla sp. (genus) 11 Apr 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 7 Apr 2023 ChrisAllen

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Stopped on the passion fruit vine but was disturbed from natives in garden, not sure which plant it started from.

5 comments

KylieWaldon wrote:
   8 Apr 2023
awesome looking insect. wasp?
ChrisAllen wrote:
   8 Apr 2023
I think so? I'm not too sure, I'm horrible with insect ID
KylieWaldon wrote:
   8 Apr 2023
maybe a little like this one from the ACT site? Poecilocryptus sp. (genus) (Yellow Ichneumon)
HarveyPerkins wrote:
   8 Apr 2023
This is a Xanthopimpla species of Yellow Ichneumon wasp
KylieWaldon wrote:
   9 Apr 2023
awesome! I've never seen a yellow one at all. Something to look forward to.

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