Sighting 3371512
Sceliphron laetum
1 Common mud dauber wasp at Paddys River, ACT
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| Sceliphron laetum | KimPullen | 12 Feb 2017 | |
| Sceliphron laetum | RogerF | 11 Feb 2017 | |
| Eumeninae (subfamily) | JohnBundock | 11 Feb 2017 |
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2 comments
12 Feb 2017
Several species of Sphecidae are commonly known as mud daubers constructing large mud nests under the eaves
12 Feb 2017
There was a very small mud nest there but I didn't see the wasps go to it. I'll look for it when I'm next there (Namadgi Information Centre).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065560-35.531048
- Altitude 599.4m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 11 Feb 2017 02:35 PM Recorded on
- JohnBundock Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sceliphron laetum Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Sceliphron laetum Scientific name
- Common mud dauber wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 803.3m Recorded at altitude
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