Potter Wasp Mimic
S2, Female, Mandibles, anterior
Potter Wasp Mimic
S2, Female, ventral
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| Potter Wasp Mimic S2, Female, Mandibles, anterior | | Potter Wasp Mimic S2, Female, ventral | | ||
Animals Plants Info |
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||||||||||
| Order: | Ant Bee Wasps (Hymenoptera) | |||||||||||||
| Family: | Square-headed Wasp (Wasp: Crabronidae) iNaturalist Observation | |||||||||||||
| Species: | Potter Wasp Mimic (Williamsita nr smithiensis)| This Photo: | S2, Female, Ovipositor | Thank you Brian Dagley (BDagley) for identifying this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~13mm long. Very similar to Cerceris sp, except they have a vertical ridge running down their face; This one has a vertical cleavage. There seem to be some differences between this and W. smithiensis, eg antennae colour.
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