Sceliphron laetum

Common mud dauber wasp at Paddys River, ACT

Sceliphron laetum at Paddys River, ACT - 19 Jan 2019 08:16 PM
Sceliphron laetum at Paddys River, ACT - 19 Jan 2019 08:16 PM
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Sceliphron laetum 22 Jan 2019 RogerF
Sceliphron laetum 22 Jan 2019 MichaelBedingfield

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On the western side of the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa.

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   28 Jan 2019
Sceliphron laetum and S. formosum are very similar in appearance. How do you distinguish between the two?
RogerF wrote:
   28 Jan 2019
For key see:
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

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