Rhynchium brunneum

Rhynchium brunneum · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Eumenidae

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Rhynchium brunneum
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Rhynchium brunneum is a potter wasp that lives in Asia. Across its wide range it shows a lot of variation in its markings, and several subspecies have been described.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The species shows considerable variation in patterning across its range.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found in Asian habitats as a potter wasp.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Rhynchium brunneum is native to Asia.

Source: Wikipedia

Lookalikes

Several subspecies have been described because of the variation in markings.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Rhynchium brunneum photo 3
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Same family (Eumenidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhynchium_brunneum

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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