Hover Wasp Archives - Singapore Geographic

Hover Wasp – Eustenogaster micans

vids — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:33:13 +0000

Eustenogaster: These relatively large and robust hover wasps present a distinctive nest structure with the central part of the nest formed by a comb of a bunch… Wikipedia

Thanks, Zestin Soh Bees & Wasps of Singapore for the ID

Location: Rifle Range Nature Park – Dec 2022

Hover Wasp – Eustenogaster hauxwelli

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Hover Wasp – Eustenogaster hauxwelli

vids — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 10:54:03 +0000

Eustenogaster: These relatively large and robust hover wasps present a distinctive nest structure with the central part of the nest formed by a comb of a bunch… Wikipedia

Location: Admiralty Park – Jan 2022

Thanks, John Ascher Bees & Wasps of Singapore for the ID

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Liostenogaster

vids — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 05:29:17 +0000

Liostenogaster is a genus of hover wasps from the subfamily Stenogastrinae of the family Vespidae which has a distribution centred on south-east Asia. Wikipedia

Probably Liostenogaster varipicta.

Location: Choa Chu Kang – September 2021

Thanks, John Ascher and John Lee Bees & Wasps of Singapore for the ID

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Hover Wasp

vids — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:29:00 +0000

The Stenogastrinae are a subfamily of social wasps included in the family Vespidae. They are sometimes called hover wasps owing to the particular hovering flight of some species. Their morphology and biology present interesting peculiarities. Wikipedia

The specific ID still being checked, as the detail maybe not really shown from the photos. In that case is better to put under subfamily Stenogastrinae.

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