Lissopimpla excelsa (Orchid dupe wasp, Dusky-winged Ichneumonid)
Family Ichneumonidae.
Males of this wasp are attracted to, and attempt to mate with terrestrial orchids of the genus Cryptostylis, which mimic female wasps of the species in both odour (pheromone) and appearance. The wasps pick up pollen in the act, subsequently pollinating other orchids that they visit.
Lissopimpla excelsa is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | Albury, Wodonga | New South Wales North Coast | Barwon South West
Species information
- Lissopimpla excelsa Scientific name
- Orchid dupe wasp, Dusky-winged Ichneumonid Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1314.23m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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Maps
Albury ANBG Aranda Bushland Bimberi Nature Reserve Block 402 Blue Gum Point to Attunga Bay Braemar Bruce Ridge Cotter Reserve Ginninderry Conservation Corridor Hall Cemetery Higgins Woodland Hughes Garran Woodland Illilanga & Baroona Jack Perry Reserve Jerrabomberra Wetlands Kosciuszko National Park Lake Burley Griffin West Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T. Lower Molonglo Mcleods Creek Res (Gundaroo) McQuoids Hill Molonglo River Reserve Mongarlowe River Mount Painter Namadgi National Park Pine Island to Point Hut Piney Ridge Point Hut to Tharwa Red Hill Nature Reserve Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek Rugosa Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park Stirling Park Stony Creek The Pinnacle Tinderry Mountains Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. Wingecarribee Local Government Area Wodonga WREN Reserves -
Places
Acton, ACT Braemar, NSW Freshwater Creek, VIC Gundaroo, NSW Gungahlin, ACT Hawker, ACT Jerrabomberra, NSW Kambah, ACT Michelago, NSW Tinderry, NSW Yass River, NSW
