Blue hairy flower wasp

Scolia soror

''Scolia soror'' (hairy flower wasp, blue flower wasp, black flower wasp, or blue hairy flower wasp), is a common insect found in Australia. It may grow to 3 cm long. The wings are a smoky black colour with an appealing blue sheen. The wing veins do not reach the end of the wings, and the antennae are relatively thick. Adults feed on nectar. The female lays her eggs on larval beetles.
Blueblack Hairy Flower Wasp (Austroscolia soror) An attractive large black wasp with shimmering blue wings. Adult females are parasitoids on beetle larvae so are usually seen flying low around compost or wood heaps and dry tree stumps. Females dig to find beetle larvae which they paralyse and lay eggs on. Adults feed on nectar. Australia,Geotagged,Scolia soror,Summer

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Synonyms
Discolia soror
Austroscolia soror (Smith, 1855)
Scolia cyanipennis Lepeletier, 1845
Scolia viridipennis Smith, 1855

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyScoliidae
GenusScolia
SpeciesS. soror
Photographed in
Australia