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Potter Wasp

DateWed 2011-02-23

From last summer: a potter (or mason) wasp, probably an Ancistrocerus sp (Hymenioptera: Vespidae).  According to this comment at Wild About Britain, species of Ancistrocerus can only be reliably distinguished by microscopic examination.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-06-20.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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