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Chalybion californicum, the common blue mud dauber of North America, is a metallic blue species of mud dauber wasp first described by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure in 1867.
Chalybion is a genus of blue mud dauber wasps in the family Sphecidae. Chalybion species nest in a wide range of natural and artificial cavities such as holes in wood, walls, plant stems, etc., where they typically provision their brood cells with paralyzed spiders.
Blue Mud Wasp (Chalybion californium). Photo by Johnny N. Dell, Bugwood.org. The Chalybion californicum is an impressive and beautiful wasp, which can be identified by its blue and black sheen, a narrow petiole (“waist” between thorax and abdomen) and its length of 10 to 23 millimeters.
Scientific Name: Chalybion californicum Other Name(s): Common Blue Dirt-dauber Wasp; Common Blue Mud Wasp Category: Bee, Ant, Wasp and Similar
31 maj 2012 · The common blue mud-dauber of the United States and Canada is generally known as either Chalybion caeruleum Linnaeus or Chalybion cyaneum Fabricius (or Klug or Dahlbom). Both names are incorrect. This wasp was first described as Sphex caerulea by Johansson or Linnaeus in 1763 (Amoenitates Academicae, VI, p. 412). Type.
17 lis 2022 · The blue mud dauber or common blue mud dauber is an impressive solitary wasp endemic to the Nearctic realm. In 1867, it was first described by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure. It usually is calm and not aggressive towards humans. Scientific Classification. Class: Insecta. Order: Hymenoptera. Family: Sphecidae. Genus: Chalybion.
22 lis 2023 · Identification. A large, active, blue-black wasp with irridescent blue wings. Frequents flowers for nectar and buildings for nest sites. Compare "Steel-Blue Cricket-hunter Wasp" Chlorion aerarium, which preys on crickets.
