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Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

Wasp (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) field guide

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Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

Flower Wasps (Scoliidae, Thynnidae or Tiphiidae)
Parasitic wasps (numerous families)
Potter wasps (Vespidae, Eumeninae)
Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae)
Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae)
Spider wasps (Pompilidae)
Other wasps
Velvet Ants (Mutillidae)

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Iphiaulax rufus (Braconid Wasp)

Iphiaulax rufus
Iphiaulax rufus
Iphiaulax rufus
Iphiaulax rufus

Iphiaulax sp. (genus) (A Braconid wasp)

Iphiaulax sp. (genus)
Iphiaulax sp. (genus)
Iphiaulax sp. (genus)

Isodontia sp. (genus) (Unidentified Grass-carrying wasp)

Isodontia sp. (genus)
Isodontia sp. (genus)
Isodontia sp. (genus)
Isodontia sp. (genus)

Labena sp. (genus) (An ichneumon wasp)

Labena sp. (genus)
Labena sp. (genus)
Labena sp. (genus)

Labium sp. (genus) (An Ichneumon wasp)

Labium sp. (genus)
Labium sp. (genus)
Labium sp. (genus)
Labium sp. (genus)

Laeviscolia frontalis (Two-spot hairy flower wasp)

FEMALE

FEMALE

FEMALE

FEMALE
FEMALE

FEMALE
Laeviscolia frontalis
FEMALE
FEMALE
FEMALE

Leptophion sp. (genus) (An Ophioninae Wasp)

Leptophion sp. (genus)
Leptophion sp. (genus)
Leptophion sp. (genus)

Leptophion yampus (An Ophioninae parasitic wasp)

Leptophion yampus
Leptophion yampus
Leptophion yampus

Lissonota sp. (genus)

Lissonota sp. (genus)
Lissonota sp. (genus)
Lissonota sp. (genus)

Lissopimpla excelsa (Orchid dupe wasp, Dusky-winged Ichneumonid)

female

female

male

male
female

female
Lissopimpla excelsa
female
male
female

Megaceria pagana (Ctenopelmatinae parasitic wasp)

Megaceria pagana
Megaceria pagana
Wing Venation

Wing Venation
Wing Venation

Megaceria sp. (genus) (Ctenopelmatinae parasitic wasp)

Megaceria sp. (genus)
Megaceria sp. (genus)
Megaceria sp. (genus)

Megastigmus sp. (genus) (Parasitic wasp)

Megastigmus sp. (genus)
Megastigmus sp. (genus)
Megastigmus sp. (genus)

Megastigmus trisulcus (A parasitic wasp of the citrus gall wasp)

Megastigmus trisulcus

Megastylus sp. (genus) (Ichneumonid wasp)

Megastylus sp. (genus)
Megastylus sp. (genus)
Megastylus sp. (genus)

Mesochorinae (subfamily)

Mesochorinae (subfamily)
Mesochorinae (subfamily)
Mesochorinae (subfamily)

Metopius sp. (genus) (Tiger ichneumon)

Metopius sp. (genus)
Metopius sp. (genus)
Metopius sp. (genus)
Metopius sp. (genus)

Monomachus antipodalis (A parasitic wasp)

Monomachus antipodalis
Monomachus antipodalis
Monomachus antipodalis
Monomachus antipodalis

Mutillidae (family) (Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant)

FEMALE

FEMALE

Mutillidae (family)
MALE

MALE
Mutillidae (family)
FEMALE
MALE

Neozeleboria cryptoides (Tiphiid Wasp)

Neozeleboria cryptoides
Neozeleboria cryptoides
Neozeleboria cryptoides

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814,049 sightings of 22,144 species from 13,902 members
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