Species Zeta argillaceum

Classification · Range · Remarks · Internet References

Workin' on the brood - Zeta argillaceum - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)

Superfamily Vespoidea (Ants, Stinging Wasps, and Hornets)

Family Vespidae (Yellowjackets, Paper Wasps, and Hornets; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps)

Subfamily Eumeninae (Potter and Mason Wasps)

Genus Zeta

Species argillaceum (Zeta argillaceum)

Range

Florida

Remarks

Neotropical species, it ranges from Mexico to Argentina and is established in Florida.

Internet References

Zeta argillaceum, Nesting Biology

Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 19 January, 2006 - 11:11am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset

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