Black Mud-nesting Wasp - Paralastor sp.

FAMILY VESPIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about Black Mud-nesting Wasps that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. 

Body length 20mm

 

This potter wasp is not entirely black although we call it Black Potter Wasp. There are the thin orange bands on abdomen and some orange markings on shoulder.  

 

 

Pictures were taken on Jan 2010 in Carbrook Wetland. The wasp was checking a massy spider nest.

 

 

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Reference:

1. Northern Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.

2. Potter Wasp, genus Paralastor - Australian Museum, 2009. 

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