Insects
Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
Spider wasps (Pompilidae)
Sighting 4656845

Pompilinae sp. (Ctenostegus sp. or Turneromyia sp.)

Spider Wasp at Acton, ACT

Pompilinae sp. (Ctenostegus sp. or Turneromyia sp.) at Acton, ACT - 26 Mar 2025 11:31 AM
Pompilinae sp. (Ctenostegus sp. or Turneromyia sp.) at Acton, ACT - 26 Mar 2025 11:31 AM
Pompilinae sp. (Ctenostegus sp. or Turneromyia sp.) at Acton, ACT - 26 Mar 2025 11:31 AM
Pompilinae sp. (Ctenostegus sp. or Turneromyia sp.) at Acton, ACT - 26 Mar 2025 11:31 AM
Pompilinae sp. (Ctenostegus sp. or Turneromyia sp.) at Acton, ACT - 26 Mar 2025 11:31 AM
Pompilinae sp. (Ctenostegus sp. or Turneromyia sp.) at Acton, ACT - 26 Mar 2025 11:31 AM
Pompilinae sp. (Ctenostegus sp. or Turneromyia sp.) at Acton, ACT - 26 Mar 2025 11:31 AM
Pompilinae sp. (Ctenostegus sp. or Turneromyia sp.) at Acton, ACT - 26 Mar 2025 11:31 AM
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Pompilinae sp. (Ctenostegus sp. or Turneromyia sp.) 21 Apr 2025 DiBickers
Pompilidae (family) 30 Mar 2025 TimL

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Sighted searching for prey amongst the leaf litter.

3 comments

DiBickers wrote:
   21 Apr 2025
Unfortunately I cannot see the wing venation clearly enough to confirm Genus-level.
TimL wrote:
   21 Apr 2025
@DiBickers Thanks for the identification. The wasp was constantly on the move, and I was only able to get these four images before it flew off, hence no wing venation images. Tim
DiBickers wrote:
   21 Apr 2025
@TimL I can completely empathise as it’s no easy task is it. Going back a few years I would’ve automatically popped this one under Turneromyia (Genus), but I can’t be sure on that now without seeing the wing detail😩

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