Abispa ephippium
Potter wasp, Mason wasp at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Abispa ephippium | KimPullen | 3 Jan 2018 | |
| Abispa ephippium | RodDeb | 2 Jan 2018 |
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User's notes
the wasp was eating a small insect
1 comment
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
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- RodDeb NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Abispa ephippium Potter wasps (Vespidae, Eumeninae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
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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5 / 7
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