Abispa splendida (Abispa splendida)

Large Australian mud-nesting wasp A handsome species with their velvet black and dynamic orange-yellow markings. Here we see one gathering organic matter from a native Grevillea.

This species of wasp build their nests in tree hollows or under and around large rocks.

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Appearance

"Abispa splendida" can reach a length of about 26 millimetres, with a forewings span of about 42 millimetres. Body is black and orange-yellow coloured. Thorax is black with yellow shoulders. Head, antenna and legs are yellow. The abdomen shows yellow and black segments. Wings are orange.

Naming

*"Abispa splendida australis"
⤷ "Abispa splendida maculicollis" Cameron, 1911
⤷ "Abispa splendida odyneroides" Perkins, 1912
⤷ "Abispa splendida splendida"

Distribution

This species can be found in Australia and Indonesia.

Behavior

These wasps build their mud nest under rocks or inside holes in trees. Larvae pupate in their pot. The golden yellow pupa reach a length of about 30 millimetres. The adults emerge from the nest after three month.

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Taxonomy
Kingdom	Animalia
Division	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hymenoptera
Family	Vespidae
Genus	Abispa
Species	A. splendida

Photographed in
Australia