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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.
- Cuckoo wasp
Commonly known as cuckoo wasps or emerald wasps, the...
- Chalybion
Chalybion is a genus of blue mud dauber wasps in the family...
- Cuckoo wasp
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.
Commonly known as cuckoo wasps or emerald wasps, the hymenopteran family Chrysididae is a very large cosmopolitan group (over 3000 described species) of parasitoid or kleptoparasitic wasps, often highly sculptured, [1] with brilliant metallic colors created by structural coloration. [2]
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.
The blue mud wasp, Chalybion californicum, occurs throughout North America, from southern Canada south to northern Mexico (O'Brien 1998). Biogeographic Regions; nearctic. native; Habitat. This species is found in many different habitat types, anywhere flowers, spiders, nest sites, and a little water may be found (O'Brien 1998). Terrestrial Biomes
Chalybion californicum (Blue Mud Wasp) is a species of Hymenoptera in the family sphecid wasps. They are native to The Nearctic. They are diurnal.
Scolia dubia, also known as the blue-winged wasp, is a 2.0–2.5-centimeter (0.8–1.0 in) long wasp that ranges from New England to Florida and west to the Rocky Mountains in North America.
