Woodlands Historic Park Wasps

Wasp (family Braconidae) at Woodlands Historic Park
Parasitic Wasp, late December. About 5mm long. The wasp is laying eggs into a gall on a Red Gum stem, and is therefore a parasite of whatever insect lives inside the gall.

Classification

from Australian Faunal Directory

Order Hymenoptera - Wasps, Ants, Bees and Sawflies, 12202 named species in Australia
Family Braconidae - Parasitic Wasps, 740 named species in Australia
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