Ropalidia distigma
| Ropalidia distigma | |
|---|---|
| Ropalidia distigma, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Subfamily: | Polistinae |
| Tribe: | Ropalidiini |
| Genus: | Ropalidia |
| Species: | R. distigma
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| Binomial name | |
| Ropalidia distigma (Gerstaecker, 1857)
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Ropalidia distigma is a species of paper wasp in the family Vespidae. It is found in southern and southeastern Africa.[1][2][3]
These wasps construct vertically orientated paper nests with horizontally orientated cells. Wasps of the Polistes genus, on the other hand, construct nests oriented horizontally with the vertically oriented cells.
The wasp larvae are fed soft-bodied insects such as caterpillars.
References
- ^ "WaspWeb, Ropalidia distigma (Gerstaecker)".
- ^ "GBIF, Ropalidia distigma". Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life, Ropalidia distigma (Gerst., 1857)". Retrieved 2025-10-26.
External links
- Citizen science observations for Ropalidia distigma at iNaturalist
- Media related to Ropalidia distigma at Wikimedia Commons