Sighting 4465484
Sceliphron laetum
1 Common mud dauber wasp at Crooked Corner, NSW
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| Sceliphron laetum | SimoneC | 18 Jan 2023 | |
| Unverified | Milly | 18 Jan 2023 |
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Observed and photographed this wasp over a period of 5 days (up until today 18.1.23), she has been gradually adding to her nest and showing no signs of stopping! These pics taken on 15.1.23. Possibly a Slender Mud-dauber Wasp (Genus Sceliphron)?
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.345852-34.208810
- Places Crooked Corner, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Jan 2023 01:07 PM Recorded on
- Milly Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Nest building Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Nest present
Collections
- Milly 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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Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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