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Yellow-spotted Mason Wasp

Apodynerus sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

ID changed to Apodynerus sp.

First IDd as Odynerus bicinctus syn. Parodynerus bicinctus (Fabricius, 1781), called Yellow-spotted Mason Wasp, of family Vespidae, subfamily Eumeninae. Black potter or mason wasp seen nectaring on Euphorbia milii flowers. About 1cm in length, with yellow lines and dots at the thorax and abdomen.

Habitat:

Backyard garden.

Notes:

Reference:
http://www.academia.edu/5303450/A_taxonomic_study_on_the_Oriental_genus…

http://www.pensoft.net/journals/jhr/article/6830/synonymy-of-the-potter…-

http://species-id.net/wiki/Apodynerus_gregarioides

http://insectahk.com/hymenoptera/Apodynerus-sp-1.jpg
http://insectahk.com/hymenoptera/Apodynerus-sp-2.jpg

Reference Links:

Potter wasp

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