Cryptocheilus australis

Golden spider wasp at Glenroy, NSW

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Identification history

Cryptocheilus australis	22 Mar 2025	DiBickers
Cryptocheilus bicolor	18 Feb 2025	SimoneC
Unverified	17 Feb 2025	KylieWaldon

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Gave me plenty of opportunity to follow it from shrub to shrub, even stopping at one stage to clear off water droplets from face with many legs. amazing looking insect.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
16 Feb 2025 11:00 AM Recorded on
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KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Spider wasps (Pompilidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects

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grevillea alpina Associated plant
25mm to 50mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Cryptocheilus australis Scientific name
Golden spider wasp Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 969.59m Recorded at altitude
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