Australian hornet

Australian hornet

Taxobox
name = Australian hornet


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Hymenoptera
familia = Vespidae
subfamilia = Eumeninae
genus = "Abispa"
species = "A. ephippium"
binomial = "Abispa ephippium"
binomial_authority = (Fabricius, 1775)

The Australian hornet ("Abispa ephippium", actually a type of potter wasp or "mason wasp") is a vespid insect native to the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia states of Australia. The Australian hornet is a solitary insect, forming small nests against buildings and other structures. The adult wasp feeds off of flower nectar while the larvae are fed caterpillars captured by the adults.

External links

* [http://www.vespa-crabro.de/australianhornet.htm Australian hornet]


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