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Polybia ruficeps

Red-headed Polybia Wasp


Polybia ruficeps

Camoatí de Cabeza Colorada
Family: Vespidae
Order: Hymenoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsCarpintero Blanco (Melanerpes candidus)12/08/2023Pablo Capovilla



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Count: 42

Foto
Photography ID: 702894
♀  Adult
Guaymallén
Mendoza
Argentina
09/04/2026
Damián Carnevale
Foto
Photography ID: 702557
  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
10/22/2025
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 702556
  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
11/16/2024
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 658596
♀  Adult
Lujan de Cuyo
Mendoza
Argentina
11/02/2025
Damián Carnevale
Foto
Photography ID: 643833
  Adult
Cafayate
Salta
Argentina
07/09/2025
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 635421
  Adult
Londres
Catamarca
Argentina
05/17/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 627099
  Adult
Lavalle
Mendoza
Argentina
03/14/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 600011
♂ ♀  Adult
Río Hondo
Santiago del Estero
Argentina
09/15/2024
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 595222
  Adult
La Falda
Córdoba
Argentina
12/31/2022
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 550907
  Adult
Huerta grande
Córdoba
Argentina
12/09/2022
Walter Bustamante



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Species records

Count: 49



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
252115704/09/2026ArgentinaMendozaDorrego, GuaymallénDamián Carnevale
244873531/01/202618:33ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Rural, San Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
238172402/11/2025ArgentinaMendozaDique Cipolletti, Lujan de CuyoDamián Carnevale
252439322/10/2025ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@nds, Alunail@ndsRamón Vera
232406009/07/2025ArgentinaSaltaLos Médanos, CafayateViviana Fuentes
228970417/05/2025ArgentinaCatamarcaEl Shincal de Quimivil, LondresHugo Alberto Valderrey
226898523/03/202517:32ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Rural, San Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
226370214/03/2025ArgentinaMendozaRuta 33, LavalleManuel Godoy
226425312/01/2025ArgentinaCórdobaParque Provincial ChancaníWalter Bustamante
223181729/12/202408:25ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Rural, San Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-headed Polybia Wasp (Polybia ruficeps) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.