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Field Notes

Habitat:

spotted in my garden in Tamil Nadu, South India

Notes:

anyone know what kind of wasp this is?

Reference Links:

Potter wasp, Potter Wasp | Krishna Mohan Photography

Species ID Suggestions

Potter Wasp

Eumenes coarctatus

Reference Link
JohnPaulStoddard
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Comments (3)
pamsai
thanks JohnPaul for the ID. Great reference! The photos look like the exact same wasp. Any idea which season they build their 'pots' so I can search in my garden and see if I can find one?
pamsai
anyone know what kind of wasp this is, if it even is a wasp!

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Tamil Nadu Biodiversity

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PublishedMarch 2, 2012

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