Chalybion californicum
Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp
As recorded: Chalybion californicum (de Saussure, 1867)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Sphecidae
- Collected by
- Weber, P. W.
- Date
- January 16, 1947
- Locality
- Hickam Field
- Identified by
- Weber, P. W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 16, 1947, Weber, P. W. also collected 2 other specimens.
Chalybion californicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,178 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
5365 CR 326, Lexington, Lee Co, TX, USA
(c) Linda Jo Conn, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-19
Corp Woods Nature Sanctuary, Galveston, TX, USA
(c) Abhishek N. Prasad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-15
Lackawanna, NY, USA
(c) lult, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-15
East Texas A&M University, Commerce, TX, US
(c) Crazy4ants, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Vickie Ln, Magnolia, TX, US
(c) txbossmare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
E Sycamore St, Denton, TX, US
(c) pluto28, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chalybion californicum. BPBM 101925. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35913269. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/101925.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35913269 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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