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Pipe Organ Mud Dauber

Trypoxylon politum

Photo by BugEric
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Field Notes

Description:

Wasp is shiny black with white hind "feet." Slender, about 25 mm in body length.

Habitat:

Female wasp was building nest on the exterior of the Bear Creek Nature Center. Surrounding habitat is mixed conifer forest with Gambel's Oak understory, plus riparian trees and plants along Bear Creek.

Notes:

This may represent a state record for this species.

Reference Links:

Bug Eric: Pipe Organ Mud Dauber, Trypoxylon politum, Found in Colorado

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PublishedOctober 13, 2015

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