Ropalidia distigma is a species of paper wasp in the family Vespidae. It is found in southern and southeastern Africa.[1][2][3]
| Ropalidia distigma | |
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| Ropalidia distigma, South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Subfamily: | Polistinae |
| Tribe: | Ropalidiini |
| Genus: | Ropalidia |
| Species: | R. distigma |
| Binomial name | |
| Ropalidia distigma (Gerstaecker, 1857) | |
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
edit- ↑ "WaspWeb, Ropalidia distigma (Gerstaecker)".
- ↑ "GBIF, Ropalidia distigma". Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ↑ "Catalogue of Life, Ropalidia distigma (Gerst., 1857)". Retrieved 2025-10-26.
External links
edit- Citizen science observations for Ropalidia distigma at iNaturalist
Media related to Ropalidia distigma at Wikimedia Commons
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