Delta emarginatum
Species of wasp
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Delta emarginatum is a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae.[1]
| Delta emarginatum | |
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| Male and female in Guinea-Bissau | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Genus: | Delta |
| Species: | D. emarginatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Delta emarginatum | |
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Description
Delta emarginatum can reach a length of about 35 mm (1.4 in) 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.[2]