Common name
Black and Yellow Mud Dauber Wasp
Informal group
Insects
Territories
First record
2001
First record (range end date)
0
Impact detail
Invasive. (St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.);
Impacts
Other notes
Native to North America, Europe, Pacific Islands. (St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.); The Ashmole's S. spirifex specimens are probably this species and the specimens in the SHNT collection are definitely of this species.
References
Key, R., Fowler, L., Pryce, D., Wilkins, V., Key, R. (2021). Terrestrial & Freshwater Invertebrates of St Helena. Pisces Publications, Newbury; St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.;