species 22,435 observations

Fraternal Potter Wasp

Eumenes fraternus

Field notes

Eumenes fraternus is a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae. It is native to the eastern United States and Canada. The female builds a miniature pot out of mud in which it lays an egg and places a live caterpillar. Its developing larva feeds on this whereas the adult wasp feeds primarily on nectar.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided