Sceliphron laetum

1 Common mud dauber wasp at Crooked Corner, NSW

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Identification history

	Sceliphron laetum	18 Jan 2023	SimoneC
	Unverified	18 Jan 2023	Milly

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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
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Insects Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Milly Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Nest building Breeding behaviour
Alive / healthy Animal health
True Nest present

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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