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European Tube Wasp
Ancistrocerus gazella
-36.9277, 174.718
Field Notes
Description:
Small wasp often seen around windows frames and places where there are little holes to make a nest in. They eat the nectar and honeydew from aphids.
Habitat:
Spotted this one sitting on a Mandarin in the garden but are often trying to make a nest in the frames of the windows.
Notes:
First seen in New Zealand in Auckland around 1987 and now found throughout much of New Zealand.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 30, 2013
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