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First iNaturalist NZ observation on November 15, 2014 in Auckland 1072 by stephen_thorpe stephen_thorpe, added November 15, 2014

Last observation on November 15, 2014 in Auckland 1072 by stephen_thorpe stephen_thorpe

Added by stephen_thorpe on April 27, 2016 01:56

Updated by stephen_thorpe on May 22, 2019 04:54

Source: Observation: Sierola thorpei from Auckland 1072 on November 15, 2014 by Stephen Thorpe View
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NAME
Sierola thorpei Magnacca, 2019

PARENT
Sierola

BIOSTATUS
Present in the wild. Presumably exotic (due to being relatively conspicuous, but unknown until very recently, and found so far only in very modified habitats).
Earliest N.Z. record: NEW ZEALAND AK, Auckland 1072, suburb of Glen Innes/Point England/Saint Johns, 231 Apirana Ave, Lophostemon confertus (inactive on leaf bud), 15 Nov 2014, S.E. Thorpe.

DISTRIBUTION
North Island (AK).

HABITAT
Terrestrial.

REFERENCES
Magnacca, K.N. 2019: Two new species of Sierola Cameron (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) from New Zealand and Australia. New Zealand entomologist, 42(1): 13-20. DOI

LINKS
World Checklist

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