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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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Aeolothynnus sp. (genus) (A flower wasp)

Aeolothynnus sp. (genus)
Aeolothynnus sp. (genus)
Aeolothynnus sp. (genus)
Aeolothynnus sp. (genus)

Apocrita (suborder) (Unidentified wasp)

Apocrita (suborder)
Apocrita (suborder)
Apocrita (suborder)
Apocrita (suborder)

Calopompilus sp. (genus) (Spider wasp)

Calopompilus sp. (genus)
Calopompilus sp. (genus)
Calopompilus sp. (genus)
Calopompilus sp. (genus)

Cerceris sp. (genus) (Unidentified Cerceris wasp)

Cerceris sp. (genus)
Cerceris sp. (genus)
Cerceris sp. (genus)
Cerceris sp. (genus)

Chalcididae (family) (Unidentified chalcid wasp)

Chalcididae (family)
Chalcididae (family)
Chalcididae (family)
Chalcididae (family)

Chalcidoidea (superfamily) (A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp)

Chalcidoidea (superfamily)
Chalcidoidea (superfamily)
Chalcidoidea (superfamily)
Chalcidoidea (superfamily)

Chrysididae (family) (Cuckoo wasp or Emerald wasp)

Chrysididae (family)
Chrysididae (family)
Chrysididae (family)
Chrysididae (family)

Diapriidae (family) (Diapriid wasp)

Diapriidae (family)
Diapriidae (family)
Diapriidae (family)

Dicamptus fuscicornis (Ichneumon wasp)

Dicamptus fuscicornis
Dicamptus fuscicornis
Dicamptus fuscicornis
Dicamptus fuscicornis

Ephutomorpha sp. (genus) (Mutillid wasp or Velvet ant)

Ephutomorpha sp. (genus)
Ephutomorpha sp. (genus)
JUVENILE

JUVENILE
JUVENILE

Eurymutilla sp. (genus) (Mutillid wasp or velvet ant)

Eurymutilla sp. (genus)
Eurymutilla sp. (genus)
Eurymutilla sp. (genus)
Eurymutilla sp. (genus)

Fabriogenia sp. (genus) (Spider wasp)

Fabriogenia sp. (genus)
Fabriogenia sp. (genus)
Fabriogenia sp. (genus)
Fabriogenia sp. (genus)

Ichneumonidae (family) (Unidentified ichneumon wasp)

Ichneumonidae (family)
Ichneumonidae (family)
Ichneumonidae (family)
Ichneumonidae (family)

Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily) (A species of parasitic wasp)

Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily)
Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily)
Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily)
Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily)

Labium sp. (genus) (An Ichneumon wasp)

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

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

female

female

male

male
female

female
Lissopimpla excelsa
female
male
female

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

FEMALE

FEMALE

Mutillidae (family)
MALE

MALE
Mutillidae (family)
FEMALE
MALE

Paralastor sp. (genus) (Potter Wasp)

Paralastor sp. (genus)
Paralastor sp. (genus)
Paralastor sp. (genus)
Paralastor sp. (genus)

Polistes (Polistella) humilis (Common Paper Wasp)

Polistes (Polistella) humilis
Polistes (Polistella) humilis
Polistes (Polistella) humilis
Polistes (Polistella) humilis

Polistes (Polistes) chinensis (Asian paper wasp)

Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis

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810,047 sightings of 22,027 species from 13,775 members
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