Dotted Sun Orchid at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Thelymitra juncifolia | 7 Sep 2016 | TonyWood | ||
| Thelymitra juncifolia | 7 Sep 2016 | michaelb | ||
| Unidentified | 6 Sep 2016 | CathB |
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User's notes
A tiny insect peeking from the middle of a Thelymitra juncifolia flower. The scale in image 3 (of a similar flower, taken later) is in cm. I wonder if this might be a fairy wasp.
5 comments
CathB
wrote:
7 Sep 2016
I realised it was a long shot, but thought I'd just give it a try. It was the size of it that amazed me, and I thought that might be a clue in itself. Needless to say, I didn't see it at the time, only when I zoomed in on the computer screen.
KimPullen
wrote:
8 Sep 2016
Hi Cath. If you see one again you might catch it in a container (e.g. small jar) and try and get another shot of it. I'm curious to know what it is.
michaelb
wrote:
8 Sep 2016
Thanks for your note about this sighting Kim, which you rejected as an insect sighting. I have reactivated it and and suggested Thelymitra juncifolia.
Location information
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 2 Nov 2012 02:22 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Thelymitra juncifolia Scientific name
- Dotted Sun Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Machine learning
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In flower
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Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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