Iphiaulax rufus

Braconid Wasp at suppressed

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Identification history

	Iphiaulax rufus	17 Apr 2025	DiBickers
	Unverified	6 Apr 2023	LisaH

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4 comments

KimberiRP wrote:

19 Apr 2023

A wasp of family Braconidae, subfamily Agathidinae.

LisaH wrote:

19 Apr 2023

Thank you. Are there other photos that would be useful to ID, or would you need the actual insect? I have other photos - not sure if they are of different angles, but happy to post if helpful

DiBickers wrote:

19 Apr 2025

Looks like a good match for Iphiaulax rufus (Braconid Wasp)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1128543-Iphiaulax-rufus/browse_photos

LisaH wrote:

19 Apr 2025

Thank you!

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
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LisaH NatureMapr South Coast Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Iphiaulax rufus Scientific name
Braconid Wasp Common name
Unknown
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning

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