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No common name ( Ropalidia socialistica )

No common name | Ropalidia socialistica photo

Ropalidia socialistica

Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.

NO COMMON NAME FACTS

Description
Ropalidia socialistica is a black and yellow wasp. It has six yellow spots on the thorax and there is knob shaped segment between the main abdominal part and the waist. Ropalidia socialistica can inflict a painful sting.

Size
8mm

Food
adults feed on nectar

Breeding
The nest is a hanging comb of two rows of cells. Most colonies add smaller satellite combs during the season.

Classification

Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Vespidae
Genus:	Ropalidia
Species:	socialistica
Common Name:	No common name