
Callibracon limbatus
White Flank Black Braconid wasp seen in repose on a window pane. The wasp has an orange head, black thorax and black abdomen with white patterns on the flank. The wings are tinted black in colour.
Closely related to the Ichneumonid wasps and this species is a parasitoid of Longicorn beetle larvae. The ovipositor can be seen clearly in the photograph.
20 mm body length
Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
By Ruth Spigelman
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Uploaded May 8, 2019. Captured Nov 25, 2018 10:54 in 59 Merewether St, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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