Mar 28, 2024
#2091 - Paralastor sp. - Potter Wasp
One of the very numerous species in this genus of Australian Potter Wasps.
The Eumeninae (formerly their own family, in some sources) are by far the largest subfamily of the Vespidae, with almost 200 genera, and almost 3,000 species from a total of about 4,500. Most lay a single egg in a previously prepared cell (usually constructed from mud) and provision the cell with multiple paralysed beetle grubs, spiders, or caterpillars. Paralastor collect the latter. The adults are nectar feeders.
Mt. Ainsley, ACT