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Pipe organ mud dauber - Trypoxylon politum
Copyright © 2009 John R. Maxwell

Pipe organ mud dauber - Trypoxylon politum
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 18, 2009
I assume Trypoxylon politum (Pipe organ mud dauber)
I am posting these images from the Bugguide mini gathering and hope that others will post theirs so we can keep the best. Judging by some of the cameras there that day it should be easy to knock this down. Come on!

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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 19 April, 2009 - 5:28pm
Last updated 19 April, 2009 - 10:15pm

Yes.
Your ID is correct. This is an old nest, evidenced by the exit holes.
… Eric R. Eaton, 19 April, 2009 - 10:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
these are new for me so I wanted to be sure.
… John R. Maxwell, 19 April, 2009 - 10:16pm login or register to post comments

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