Grey Sand-loving Wasp - ? Larra sp.

Family Crabronidae 

This page contains pictures and information about Grey Sand-loving Wasps that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 15mm

 

 

Pictures were taken in a bush near Mt Cotton during mid winter. The wasp was searching among the plant materials on the ground.

 

  

 

Pictures were taken in Karawatha Forest in mid summer. The wasp was searching on the forest floor.

 

 

From the reference information Larra sp. do not build their nest. They preys on Mole Crickets and lay egg in their retreat. .

 

 

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Reference:  

1. Northern Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.

3. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p991, Fig42.42.

4. Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, Angus & Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, 1926, p299.

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