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Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

Wasp (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) field guide

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Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

Flower wasps (Scoliidae & 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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Leptocybe invasa (Eucalyptus Stem Gall Wasp)

Leptocybe invasa
Leptocybe invasa
Leptocybe invasa

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

Leucospis sp. (genus) (Leucospid wasp)

Leucospis sp. (genus)
Leucospis sp. (genus)
Leucospis sp. (genus)
Leucospis sp. (genus)

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)

Megalyra sp. (genus) (Long-tailed wasp)

FEMALE

FEMALE

FEMALE

FEMALE
MALE

MALE
Megalyra sp. (genus)
FEMALE
FEMALE
MALE

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)

Monomachus antipodalis (A parasitic wasp)

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

Netelia sp. (genus) (An Ichneumon wasp)

Netelia sp. (genus)
Netelia sp. (genus)
Diagnostic wing venation feature

Diagnostic wing venation feature
Diagnostic wing venation feature

Neurogalesus sp. (genus) (Diapriid wasp)

Neurogalesus sp. (genus)
Neurogalesus sp. (genus)
Neurogalesus sp. (genus)

Odontomyrme sp. (genus) (A velvet ant)

Odontomyrme sp. (genus)
Odontomyrme sp. (genus)
Odontomyrme sp. (genus)

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