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DiBickers wrote:

9 hrs ago

I agree with @michael.batley, this looks like Williamsita (Genus). See examples of similar below.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200715008

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101319631

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105748742

Williamsita sp. (genus)

DiBickers wrote:

11 hrs ago

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)

DiBickers wrote:

23 Apr 2025

@Aussiegall happy to help, just needed @MichaelMulvaney to be a second set of eyes to see if what I thought I could see was actually there😂💚

Calopompilus affectata

Aussiegall wrote:

23 Apr 2025

Thank you both for the ID and details

Calopompilus affectata

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

23 Apr 2025

Orange anntenae - legs and top of abdomen (just visible) are distinctive of this species see
https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/24264-australian-calopompilus-species

Calopompilus affectata

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