Sceliphron formosum

Formosum mud-dauber at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

	Sceliphron formosum	Yesterday	SimoneC
	Sceliphron laetum	16 Dec 2024	Jennybach

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i was watering new plantings when the wasp rushed in and dived into the mud at my feet and proceeded to acrobatically immerse itself in the mud and gyrate around for a while.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.029206 -35.228288
Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
13 Dec 2024 04:19 PM Recorded on
Jennybach Recorded by
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Latest sightings Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects Jennybach

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Sceliphron formosum Scientific name
Formosum mud-dauber Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 691.3m Recorded at altitude
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