Yellow-and-black Potter Wasp

Delta campaniforme

Description

Delta campaniforme is a solitary animal that has a brown to black body with a yellow belly. There is a yellow pattern on the chest. It has small, slender and long waist which is brownish red in color called petiole. The antennas are brownish red with black tip.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

-

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

In

Insectivorest

So

Solitary

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Hymenoptera

FAMILY

:

Vespidae

GENUS

:

Delta

SPECIES

:

Delta campaniforme

Distribution

Delta campaniforme could be found on park or forest.

Geography

Continent : Asia, Australia

Country : Indonesia, Thailand, China, Australia.

Habits and Lifestyle

Delta campaniforme build a nest from mud and shaped like a jug. At night these wasps do not rest in the nest, but in the grass.

Lifestyle

Arboreal, Terrestrial, Diurnal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

The larvae of Delta campaniforme is a predator of insects larvae, while the adults get the nutrition from nectar.

Diet : Insectivore, Nectivore

Mating Habits

After mating, the female of Delta campaniforme lays her eggs in the nest, which is followed by the laying of hairless caterpillars as food for the larvae.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

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Reference

  1. Delta (Wasp). Wikipedia article
  2. Mengetahui Yellow Paper Wasp Delta companiforme. Planter and Forester article
  3. Potter wasp. Wikipedia article