Eumeninae (subfamily)

Unidentified Potter wasp at Latham, ACT

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Identification history

Eumeninae (subfamily)	15 May 2024	SimoneC
Eumeninae (subfamily)	15 May 2024	MichaelBedingfield
Unverified	14 May 2024	JBrickhill

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These mud?/ fibre? structures are built on the underside of beams in a carport and verandah, and emerge from 6 mm holes drilled into the beams. No insect or other animal seen building these structures (despite the size being recorded as 5-12 mm, just to make this sighting upload)

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Location information

Coordinates 149.027313 -35.217326
Places Latham, ACT

Sighting information

6 Abundance
8 Apr 2024 12:41 PM Recorded on
JBrickhill Recorded by
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Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Potter wasps (Vespidae, Eumeninae) JBrickhill Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Eumeninae (subfamily) Scientific name
Unidentified Potter wasp Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1249.9m Recorded at altitude
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