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European Tube Wasp

Ancistrocerus gazella

Description:

Small wasp often seen around windows frames and places where there are little holes to make a nest in. They eat the nectar and honeydew from aphids.

Habitat:

Spotted this one sitting on a Mandarin in the garden but are often trying to make a nest in the frames of the windows.

Notes:

First seen in New Zealand in Auckland around 1987 and now found throughout much of New Zealand.

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1 Comment

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Marvelous!

JillBlack
Spotted by
JillBlack

Puketapapa, Auckland, New Zealand

Spotted on Mar 30, 2013
Submitted on Mar 30, 2013

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