Mason wasp
Pison spinolae Shuckard
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Sphecidae
Size range
- About 16 mm long
Distribution
- Native species found throughout New Zealand
Life History
- The female builds a nest of several cells made of mud, often in folds of curtains or keyholes
- She lays an egg in each cell and provides a paralysed orbweb spider as food for the emerging larva
- Adults eat nectar
- Makes a whining noise while processing mud for the nest
