Sighting 3389560
Sceliphron laetum
Common mud dauber wasp at Forde, ACT
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| Sceliphron laetum | KimPullen | 20 Jan 2018 | |
| Sceliphron laetum | jmhatley | 20 Jan 2018 |
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Wasp, or multiple wasps of this variety have been seen building a nest in the front of our home. One nest is on the outside wall, while I suspect there is a nest being built under the eaves as the wasps are seen entering the roof space through a small gap above the garage door. they are quite active at the moment and are seen arriving and departing at very regular intervals. (Apologies the picture is not great as they move pretty quickly and do not settle for very long.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.153617-35.155543
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Jan 2018 05:15 PM Recorded on
- jmhatley Recorded by
- Has been seen settling on all plants around the garden, both native and introduced species. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Nest building Breeding behaviour
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- jmhatley 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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4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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