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Species 391 Either Meroglossa itamuca or M. sulcifrons (which are indistinguishable in photographs).
Species 391, Either Meroglossa itamuca or M. sulcifrons (which are indistinguishable in photographs).
Species 391, the Black hairless bee (Palaerhiza parallela) grooms itself on pigeon pea
Black-headed mud-nesting wasp, Pseudabispa sp., makes nests in exisiting drill holes in timber
Black-headed mud-nesting wasp, Pseudabispa sp.
Blue-banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) pollinates coffee (Coffea arabica ‘First Fleet’)
A female Gasteruptiid wasp (Gasteruption sp.). This species controls caterpillars
A female Gasteruptiid wasp (Gasteruption sp.). This species controls caterpillars
Golden digger wasp, Sphex sp. feeding on basil nectar and hunting for caterpillars to feed to its young
Golden digger wasp, Sphex sp. feeding on basil nectar and hunting for caterpillars to feed to its young
Golden digger wasp, Sphex sp. feeding on basil nectar and hunting for caterpillars to feed to its young
Hatchet wasp, Evania sp., parasitises cockroach larvae
Hatchet wasp, Evania sp., parasitises cockroach larvae
Species 381 found at Bellis: Cerceris sp, a sphecid wasp, drinks Goldenrod nectar
Leafcutter bee, Megachile sp., building a nest chamber inside a hollow bamboo cane before laying an egg
Paper wasps, Ropalidia revolutionalis, only sting when their communal nest is damaged
Species 367 found at Bellis: Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp, Heteropelma scaposum
Species 377 found at Bellis: the Gold-tipped leafcutter bee, Megachile chrysopyga, loves basil nectar and pollinates their flowers
Species 377 found at Bellis: the Gold-tipped leafcutter bee, Megachile chrysopyga, loves basil nectar and pollinates their flowers
Species 379 found at Bellis: this Leucospis sp. wasp may be a new species. Drinking Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) nectar
Species 379 found at Bellis: this Leucospis sp. wasp may be a new species. Drinking Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) nectar
Species 379 found at Bellis: this Leucospis sp. wasp may be a new species. Here it is searching for leafcutter bee larvae which it parasitises
Tim Heard (www.sugarbag.net) demonstrates how to split a stingless bee hive
unknown parasitoid wasp on pigeon pea
unknown wasp on pigeon pea
unknown parasitoid (Ichneumonid?) wasp on Davidsonia pruriens
unknown parasitoid (Ichneumonid?) wasp on Davidsonia pruriens
unknown parasitoid (Ichneumonid?) wasp on Davidsonia pruriens
swarming native stingless bees, Tetragonula carbonaria
stingless bees house keeping (Tetragonula carbonaria)
stingless bee house keeping (Tetragonula carbonaria)
stingless bee (Tetragonula carbonaria) pollenates Bulbine frutescens flower
predatory Giant mason or Large mud-nesting wasp, Abispa splendida
unknown parasitoid wasp on pigeon pea
unknown parasitoid paper wasp species
unknown predatory wasp (body length 20mm long), on choko
unknown predatory wasp (body length 20mm long) on choko
unknown predatory wasp (body length 20mm long) on choko
unknown native bee on mizuna
Native bee on mizuna. Probably Tetragonula carbonaria, but T. hockingsi is also a possibility.
Native bee on mizuna. Probably Tetragonula carbonaria, but T. hockingsi is also a possibility.
Halictid bee, Homalictus flindersi, on coriander flower
Halictid bee, Homalictus flindersi, on coriander flower
Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror, parasitising Rhinoceros beetle curl grub
Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror, parasitising Rhinoceros beetle curl grub
Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror, parasitising Rhinoceros beetle curl grub
Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror, parasitising Rhinoceros beetle curl grub
Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror, parasitising Rhinoceros beetle curl grub
Fire-tailed resin bee, Megachile mystaceana, on pigeon pea
predatory Fire-tailed mud nesting wasp (Paralastor sp?) on choko
Fire-tailed resin bee, Megachile mystaceana, on pigeon pea
Species 544: Fire-tailed resin bee nests of Megachile ustulata.
Dahlia imperialis with honeybee and Tetragonula carbonaria, the native stingless bee
Dahlia imperialis with honeybee and Tetragonula carbonaria, the native stingless bee
Predator: the common brown robber fly, Alcimus tristrigatus, with honeybee
Predator: the common brown robber fly, Alcimus tristrigatus, with honeybee
Native pest: gall of Citrus gall wasp, Bruchophagus fellis, on lime
Native pest: opened gall of Citrus gall wasp, Bruchophagus fellis, on lime
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on Leptospermum
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on Leptospermum
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on Leptospermum
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on Leptospermum
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on Rondeletia amoena flower
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on Rondeletia amoena flower
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on Rondeletia amoena flower
Native stingless bee, Tetragonula carbonaria, on Rondeletia amoena flower
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on Rondeletia amoena flower
Native stingless bee, Tetragonula carbonaria, on Rondeletia amoena flower
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on pigeon pea
Blue-banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) pollinates sacred basil
Blue-banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) pollinates sacred basil
Blue-banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) pollinates sacred basil
Blue-banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) pollinates sacred basil
Blue-banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) pollinates sacred basil
Blue-banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) pollinates sacred basil
Wasp-mimicking hoverfly, Mesembrius sp. on celery. Larvae predate aphis
Parasitoid wasp making nest tube in kitchen window
Unknown parasitoid mud dauber wasp nest
parasitoid Sphecid wasp nest
Small hive beetle, Aethina tumida, in stingless bee hive
Semi-dormant paper wasps, Ropalidia revolutionalis, a parasitoid species
parasitoid Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror
parasitoid Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror, resting on basil
Parasitoid paper-nest (disc-nest) wasp, Ropalidia gregaria
Parasitoid paper-nest (disc-nest) wasp, Ropalidia gregaria
parasitoid Paper wasp, Ropalidia revolutionalis, on Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
parasitoid Paper wasp, Ropalidia revolutionalis, on Euphorbia trigona
parasitoid Paper wasp, Ropalidia revolutionalis, on Euphorbia trigona
parasitoid Paper wasp, Ropalidia revolutionalis, on Trachelospermum jasminoides
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on galangal
Great carpenter bee, Xylocopa aruana, on galangal
Spider Wasp, Cryptocheilus bicolor
predatory Orange spider wasp, Priocnemis bicolor, drinks from the very first flowers produced by a young Cissus rotundifolia
predatory Orange spider wasp, Priocnemis bicolor, drinks from the very first flowers produced by a young Cissus rotundifolia
Orange Spider wasp, Priocnemis bicolor
predatory Orange spider wasp, Cryptocheilus sp., on choko
predatory Orange spider wasp, Cryptocheilus sp., on choko
predatory Orange spider wasp, Cryptocheilus sp., on choko
Neon cuckoo bee, Thyreus nitidulus
Neon cuckoo bee, Thyreus nitidulus, a parasite of other native bee species
Neon cuckoo bee, Thyreus nitidulus, a parasite of other native bee species
Neon cuckoo bee, Thyreus nitidulus, a parasite of other native bee species
Neon cuckoo bee, Thyreus nitidulus, a parasite of other native bee species
Neon cuckoo bee, Thyreus nitidulus, a parasite of other native bee species
Native stingless bee, Tetragonula carbonaria, on cabbage flower
Native stingless bee, Tetragonula carbonaria, on cabbage flower
Native stingless bee, Tetragonula carbonaria, on cabbage flower
Species 543: Native leaf-cutter bee, Megachile ignescens (male), Greek basil and cricket.
Species 543: Leaf-cutter bee, Megachile ignescens on Greek basil, Ocimum minimum.
Mud-dauber wasp, Tachytes australis, parasitises other mud dauber wasp species
Mud-dauber wasp, Tachytes australis, parasitises other mud dauber wasp species
Mud-dauber wasp, Tachytes australis, parasitises other mud dauber wasp species
honeybee, Apis mellifera, pollenates Luffa cylindrica
Honeybee visits Lemon basil, Ocimum x citriodorum
predatory Large mud-nest wasp, Abispa ephippium
predatory Large mud-nest wasp, Abispa ephippium
Jezebel parasitoid wasp, Brachymeria aurea, drinks parsley nectar
Jezebel parasitoid wasp, Brachymeria aurea, drinks parsley nectar
Jezebel parasitoid wasp, Brachymeria aurea, drinks parsley nectar
Jezebel parasitoid wasp, Brachymeria aurea, drinks parsley nectar
Jerry with his new native stingless bee hive
Honeybee pollenates Holy basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum
Honeybee pollenates Holy basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum
Honeybee pollenates Holy basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum
Halictid bee, Homalictus flindersi, on coriander flower
Halictid bee on mizuna flower
Hairy flower wasp, Campsomeris radula
predatory Golden digger wasp, Sphex sp.
predatory Golden digger wasp, Sphex sp.
predatory Golden digger wasp, Sphex sp.
predatory Golden digger wasp, Sphex sp.
Species 544: The introduced African carder bee, Pseudanthidium repetitum.
Species 544: The introduced African carder bee, Pseudanthidium repetitum.
Species 544: The introduced African carder bee, Pseudanthidium repetitum.
Species 544: The introduced African carder bee, Pseudanthidium repetitum.
predatory Giant mason (or Large mud-nesting) wasp, Abispa splendida
predatory Giant mason (or Large mud-nesting) wasp, Abispa splendida
predatory Giant mason (or Large mud-nesting) wasp, Abispa splendida
predatory Giant mason (or Large mud-nesting) wasp, Abispa splendida
predatory Giant mason (or Large mud-nesting) wasp, Abispa splendida
predatory Giant mason (or Large mud-nesting) wasp, Abispa splendida
Fire-tailed resin bees (Megachile mystaceana) gather at sunset on bamboo
Fire-tailed resin bees (Megachile mystaceana) gather at sunset on bamboo
Fire-tailed resin bee (Megachile mystaceana) camped overnight on bamboo (Thyrsostachys siamensis)
Fire-tailed resin bee, Megachile mystaceana, on Prumnopitys ladei
Fire-tailed resin bee, Megachile mystaceana, on Prumnopitys ladei
Fire-tailed resin bee, Megachile mystaceana, on Prumnopitys ladei
Fire-tailed Resin Bee (or Mason Bee), Megachile mystaceana
English strain, or black honeybee, Apis mellifera subsp. mellifera, on mizuna
Egg Parasitoid wasp, Anastatus sp.
nest tube of predatory Common mud dauber wasp, Sceliphron laetum
Blue banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) pollinates Salvia discolor on coldest day of 2011
predator: Black-headed mud-nesting wasp, Pseudabispa sp.
predator: Black-headed mud-nesting wasp, Pseudabispa sp.
predator: Black-headed mud-nesting wasp, Pseudabispa sp.
predator: Black-headed mud-nesting wasp, Pseudabispa sp.
predator: Black-headed mud-nesting wasp, Pseudabispa sp.
predator: Black-headed mud-nesting wasp, Pseudabispa sp.
predator: Black-headed mud-nesting wasp, Pseudabispa sp.
predator: Black-headed mud-nesting wasp, Pseudabispa sp.
parasitoid Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror
Banded pupa parasitic wasp, Gotra sp.
Banded pupa parasitic wasp, Gotra sp.
Banded pupa parasitic wasp, Gotra sp.
predator: Australian paper wasp, Polistes humilis, catches grasshopper
predator: Australian paper wasp, Polistes humilis, catches grasshopper
predator: Australian paper wasp, Polistes humilis, catches grasshopper
Australian paper wasp, Polistes humilis, hunting amongst Chinese spinach
Australian paper wasp, Polistes humilis, hunts amongst Chinese spinach
Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror, orgy
Black hairy flower wasp, Scolia soror, orgy
Hatchet wasp, Evania sp. This species parasitises cockroach larvae
Black flower wasp, Epactiothynnus sp. (males have wings)
Stingless bee, Tetragonula sp.
Stingless bee, Tetragonula sp.
Species 459, Lipotriches flavoviridis
Species 459, Lipotriches flavoviridis
Species 418 Halictid bee, Parasphecodes leichardti
Species 418 Halictid bee, Parasphecodes leichardti
Jerry and Dr Tim Herd (www.sugarbag.net) splitting stingless bee hives
Neon cuckoo bee, Thyreus nitidulus
Species 394: Species 394: Lipotriches (Austronomia) species
Species 394: Lipotriches (Austronomia) species
Species 394: Lipotriches (Austronomia) species.
Species 418 Halictid bee, Parasphecodes leichardti
Blue banded bee, Amegilla cingulata
Jerry Coleby-Williams 
Great pics Jerry. You’ve put a face to some of the visitors I see traces of in the garden but have yet to see – like the leaf cutter bee.
I’m on the northside of Brisbane at Strathpine and I recently found some tiny golden cocoons on my Kohlrabi leaves recently. Most clumps had an attendant caterpillar just sitting there beside or over them. After a bit of research one of the BLF members found out they were Apanteles glomeratus wasp cocoons and they had a very interesting lifecycle.
See here for the discussion and pics: http://brisbanelocalfood.ning.com/photo/cocoons-with-the-cabbage-white-butterfly-catterpillar?xg_source=activity&xgi=&test-locale=&exposeKeys=&xg_pw=&xgsi=&id=2047708%3APhoto%3A166911&groupId=&groupUrl=&xg_disable_customizations=&page=3#comments
Not sure how common they are around Brisbane. I can’t remember seeing them before myself but then I may have overlooked something so tiny in the past.
Regards
Lissa
I think we had one of those giant resin bees outside our house just recently. Very similar to the photo of the resin nest on the brickwork.
There was an adult and 2 larvae in their resin, wasp-like cocoons. It doesn’t look like they have entered the wall cavity. What I was wondering was how do you get the resin off the brickwork? I have never seen these type of insects ever before.
I presume the resin would be soluble in mineral turpentine. I’ve not tried because I don’t want to drive them off.
Hi, I think i’ve found a new wasp type in Australia. Can you contact me and identify it?