Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00654
Phimenes curvatus
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About Phimenes curvatus
Phimenes curvatus is a member of Eumenidae in the order Hymenoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.
Phimenes curvatus (Phimenes curvatus) is documented from Kauaʻi. Vespid wasps include social paper wasps and solitary potter wasps. Adults use nectar and other liquids; larvae are provisioned with animal prey in many lineages. On Kauaʻi, observations are most useful when they record nest type, prey, flower use, caste/sex, abundance and interactions with native insects. Where island-specific host, prey, breeding-site, abundance, or seasonal information is not yet firmly documented, those details should remain tied to direct specimens and field observations rather than inferred from populations elsewhere.
Phimenes curvatus is an introduced solitary potter wasp documented from Kauaʻi. Adults provision mud nests with caterpillars for developing larvae.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Historical Hawaiian checklists record the species from Kauaʻi; a 2026 invasive-wasp review reports later direct collection on Kauaʻi.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; larva; pupa; adult.
Habitat
Vegetation, structures, cavities, soil or constructed nests depending on species.
Food and ecological role
Adults often use nectar; larvae are provisioned with insects or other arthropods in predatory species.
Reproduction
Females construct or occupy nests and provision developing larvae; social species maintain colonies.
Movement
Adults are strong fliers.
Ecosystem role
Predator and flower visitor/pollinator.
Threats and impacts
Introduced social wasps can exert substantial predation pressure on native arthropods; effects vary by species.
Monitoring
Record nest type, prey, flower use, caste/sex, abundance and interactions with native insects.
Classification note
The shared taxonomy follows the cached GBIF classification. Alternative placements reported in the source package are preserved in the record history.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Phimenes curvatus
- Family
- Eumenidae
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Phimenes curvatus is a member of Eumenidae in the order Hymenoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.