Sighting 4186376
Sceliphron laetum
Common mud dauber wasp at Paddys River, ACT
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| Sceliphron laetum | RogerF | 22 Jan 2019 | |
| Sceliphron laetum | MichaelBedingfield | 22 Jan 2019 |
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On the western side of the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa.
3 comments
28 Jan 2019
Sceliphron laetum and S. formosum are very similar in appearance. How do you distinguish between the two?
28 Jan 2019
For key see:
museum.wa.gov.au/research/collections/terrestrial-zoology/entomology.../sceliphron
The mud nest is also diagnostic
museum.wa.gov.au/research/collections/terrestrial-zoology/entomology.../sceliphron
The mud nest is also diagnostic
28 Jan 2019
Thanks Roger
I've added the reference to the species page:
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/22064
I've added the reference to the species page:
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/22064
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066078-35.500707
- Altitude 576.3m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 19 Jan 2019 08:16 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Fennel - Foeniculum vulgare Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield 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
- External link More information
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