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Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

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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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SimoneC wrote:
54 min ago
Great photos!
Fabriogenia sp. (genus)
SimoneC wrote:
1 hr ago
Good suggestion, it prompted me to review this genus, and I’ve removed a number of sightings that like this look similar but don’t have quite the right wing venation
Ichneumonidae (family)
KimberiRP wrote:
Yesterday
Great shots!
Ichneumonidae (family)
KylieWaldon wrote:
24 Jan 2025
good to know. TYVM SimoneC :)
Ichneumonidae (family)
SimoneC wrote:
23 Jan 2025
The ovipositor is too long for Glabridorsum stokesii, and the white ring around the eyes does go all the way around. There are a lot of parasitic wasps that look a bit like this
Ichneumonidae (family)

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