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Mud Dauber

Delta esuriens

Photo by Lanzz
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a Mud Dauber (or mud wasp) that i found in my backyard. This wasp is yellowish-brown in color, with a few black stripes on its abdomen. The size of this wasp is about 13 mm in length.

Habitat:

- Spotted in my backyard.

Notes:

- This mud wasp is from the Vespidae family. <br> * Kingdom: Animalia <br> * Phylum: Arthropoda <br> * Class: Insecta <br> * Order: Hymenoptera <br> * Family: Vespidae <br> * Subfamily: Eumeninae <br> * Genus: Delta <br> * Species: D. esuriens

Reference Links:

Delta esuriens - Information on Delta esuriens, Delta (wasp), Cook Islands Biodiversity : Delta esuriens okinawae - Okinawa Mud-Wasp

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Lanzz
Thanks Marco for the ID...

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PublishedJune 13, 2014

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