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Delta emarginatum

Potter Wasp


Delta emarginatum

Carl Linnaeus 1758
Avispa Alfarera

Family: Vespidae
Order: Hymenoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Vespa emarginata, Vespa capensis.





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Delta emarginatum is a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae.

 Delta emarginatum can reach a length of about in females. The males are smaller than the females.

Distribution: This species can be found in Namibia, Botswana, Libya, Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia, Mozambique, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Gaboon, Liberia, Niger, Senegal, Mauritania, Central Sahara, Madagascar, Comoro Islands, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, South Africa, Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Source: Wikipedia, article Delta emarginatum. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243556818/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresLa matanza -rafael CastilloRodrigo Edgardo Gómez
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Potter Wasp (Delta emarginatum) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 22/09/2026.