Genus

Sceliphron (Black mud-dauber wasps)

Sceliphron caementarium. Photo: (c) Jamie Bettaso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sceliphron is a genus of Hymenoptera of the Sphecidae family of wasps, commonly referred to as mud daubers. They are solitary and build nests made of mud. Nests are frequently constructed in shaded niches, often just inside of windows or vent openings, and it may take a female only a day to construct a cell requiring dozens of trips carrying mud. Females will add new cells one by one to the nest after each cell is…

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
        Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
        Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
        Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
        Family: Sphecidae (Thread-waisted wasps)
        Subfamily: Sceliphrinae (Mud-dauber wasps and allies)
        Tribe: Sceliphrini (Mud-dauber wasps)
        Genus: Sceliphron (Black mud-dauber wasps)
        Species: Sceliphron caementarium (Yellow-legged mud-dauber wasp)

Subtaxa

Species: Sceliphron caementarium (Yellow-legged mud-dauber wasp)

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