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Potter wasp

Koh Samui, Thailand

Potterwasp (Delta pyriforme)
This is a large and impressive potter wasp, usually 20 to 30mm; males are smaller and thinner.
Brilliantly marked with yellow, brown and black. The yellow colouring forms a distinctive pattern on
the thorax (www.vespa-bicolor.net)


Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Vespoidea
Family: Vespidae
Subfamily: Eumeninae

Nikon D300 ,Tokina 100mm F2.8D AT-X Pro macrolens
1/640s f/7.1 at 100.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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