Belonging to the species Pseudabispa bicolor, genus Pseudabispa is this Australian potter wasp, Pseudabispa bicolor ssp. nigrocinctoides. It is one of 4 subspecies.
A smallish potter wasp, this sub-species appear to have the distinct two colours of black and orange. Two-thirds of the antennae is black, orange, black, orange abdomen, and tinted black wings.
There are currently 5 species of the genus Pseudabispa, that include:
- Pseudabispa abispoides
- Pseudabispa bicolor
- Pseudabispa confusa
- Pseudabispa ephippioides
- Pseudabispa paragioides
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Many thanks to the members of iNaturalistAU for helping to ID this species.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Superfamily: Vespoidea
- Family: Vespidae
- Subfamily: Eumeninae
- Genus: Pseudabispa
- Species: Pseudabispa bicolor
- Subspecies: Pseudabispa bicolor infrasp. nigrocinctoides
Footnote & References
- Pseudabispa bicolor nigrocinctoides, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:c5c7498c-fb9e-43b1-9b37-6ee881480ff1#overview
- Pseudabispa bicolor, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/638068-Pseudabispa-bicolor
- Pseudabispa bicolor ssp. nigrocinctoides, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/1361936-Pseudabispa-bicolor-nigrocinctoides
WaspsAustralian Mud Nest Wasps Bembicinae Bembix Eumeninae Mud Wasp Orange-collared Spider Wasp Potter Wasp Pseudabispa bicolor ssp. nigrocinctoides Yellow and Black Wasp Yellow Hairy Flower Wasp Yellow Hairy Flower Wasp – R tasmaniensis