Insects at Olive Pink Botanic GardenAustraliphthiria (Bee Fly) Ground Shield Bug (Choerocoris paganus) Laced Day-Moth (Ipanica cornigera) Yellow Hairy Flower Wasp (Radumeris tasmaniensis)
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One of the many native wasp species that can often be seen in the Olive Pink Botanic Garden is the Yellow Hairy Flower Wasp (Radumeris tasmaniensis).
Pictured here is the female Radumeris tasmaniensis feeding on the nectar from the flower of Eremophila christophori in the Olive Pink Botanic Garden in Alice Springs.
The Yellow Hairy Flower Wasp pictured here is the female wasp. Compared to the male adult wasp, the female have short antennae, compared to that of the male of the species, who have longer antennae.
Another difference in the female compared to the male wasp is in the female, the yellow colour bands along the abdomen are a stronger colour (sometimes almost yellow/orange) to that of the male, whose yellow bands are a lighter (pale yellow) colour (a comparison photo is presented to show the difference).
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- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Superfamily: Vespoidea
- Family: Scoliidae
- Genus: Radumeris
- Species: Radumeris tasmaniensis
Insects at Olive Pink Botanic GardenAustraliphthiria (Bee Fly) Ground Shield Bug (Choerocoris paganus) Laced Day-Moth (Ipanica cornigera) Yellow Hairy Flower Wasp (Radumeris tasmaniensis)