This wasp is a parasite of Beetle larva in the genus Phoracantha (for example Phoracantha recurva), which feed on the sap wood of gum trees (Austin 1994).
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
Genus Callibracon
Species Callibracon capitator
References
- A.D. Austin , D.L.J. Quicke and P.M. Marsh (1994) The hymenopterous parasitoids of eucalypt longicorn beetles, Phoracantha spp.(Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Australia. Bulletin of Entomological Research (1994) 84, 145-174.