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- Winged male 20mm, female 15mm
- It is common to see a male Flower Wasp carrying a wingless female, with tail to tail attached, flying between flowers.
- We took this picture when the winged male carrying the non-winged female flying between grasses while they were mating.
- We found another mating pair on Oct 2007 in Yimbun Park. They were resting on a leaf, flied away after we took a few photos.
- We had once identified this wasp as the Campsomeris tasmaniensis in family SCOLIIDAE. We checked that this is a mistake. The family SCOLIIDAE females are winged.
- We thought that this wasp could be Agriomyia or Hemithynnus sp.. Graham Brown sent us email and advised that this should be the Agriomyia sp..
- Reference:
- 1. Campsomeris tasmaniensis - Australian Insect Common Names, version 1.53, 16 June 2005.
- 2. Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland - Queensland Museum Publications 2000, p128.
- 3. Specimen Image Index - ICDB, ENTOMOLOGY AT DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Yellow Flower Wasp - Agriomyia or Hemithynnus sp.
FAMILY TIPHIIDAE
This page contains pictures and information about Yellow Flower Wasps that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
