Potter wasp, Mason wasp at Molonglo Valley, ACT
Identification history
| Abispa ephippium | 3 Jan 2018 | KimPullen | ||
| Abispa ephippium | 2 Jan 2018 | RodDeb |
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User's notes
the wasp was eating a small insect
1 comment
KimPullen
wrote:
4 Jan 2018
This must be a male as it is much slimmer in the abdomen than the females more commonly seen.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.068889-35.303779
- Maps National Zoo and Aquarium
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Jan 2018 12:00 AM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
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RodDeb NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Abispa ephippium Potter wasps (Vespidae, Eumeninae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Abispa ephippium Scientific name
- Potter wasp, Mason wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 724m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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