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

Spider wasps (Pompilidae)

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DiBickers wrote:
12 May 2025
Body, wings & antennae look like one of the Spider Wasps.
Pompilidae (family)
DiBickers wrote:
11 May 2025
@MichaelMulvaney thankyou for checking, I’ll put in a Suggestion of Cardiochilinae sp.😊
Pompilidae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
10 May 2025
Yes leeks like a cardiochilinae species
Pompilidae (family)
DiBickers wrote:
9 May 2025
@MichaelMulvaney this looks the same as Cardiochilinae sp. that we have on file (link included below for you).
When I had a look at Cardiochilinae food source, it’s says they parasitise moth caterpillars, but @patrickcox has a comment that his picked up a spider and flew away? 10mm size description also fits Cardiochilinae sp.
Do you reckon I should I leave this as is under Spider Wasps (Pompilidae sp.) or perhaps move it to Braconid Wasp (Cardiochilinae sp.)?
Cardiochilinae sp. (subfamily)
Pompilidae (family)
DiBickers wrote:
26 Apr 2025
Head, body & legs (together with spur number and placement) in addition to wing venatian look like this could be one of the Mud-nesting Spider Wasps in Auplopus (Genus) but I’d need someone with more experience to confirm.
Pompilidae (family)

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