21,978 observations
Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp
Chalybion californicum
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Insecta ›Order: Hymenoptera ›Family: Sphecidae ›Genus: Chalybion
About
The blue mud dauber (Chalybion californicum) is a metallic blue species of mud dauber wasp that is the primary predator of black widow spiders. Females build their own nests, but occasionally refurbish nests abandoned by other mud dauber wasps, particularly Sceliphron. It is not normally aggressive. It is similar in shape and colour to the steel-blue cricket hunter (Chlorion aerarium). Like other types of wasps, males do not have an ovipositor, therefore cannot sting.
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp is Chalybion californicum.
- Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp belongs to the class Insecta.
- Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp belongs to the order Hymenoptera.
- Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp belongs to the family Sphecidae.
- Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp belongs to the genus Chalybion.