Wasp Photos

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Superfamily Apoidea (not including Bees)

Mud Dauber Wasps and Thread-waisted Wasps (family Sphecidae)

Weevil Wasps and Sand Wasps (family Crabronidae)

Superfamily Chalcidoidea

Hopping Wasps (Family Chalcididae)

Family Eupelmidae

Family Perilampidae

Family Pteromalidae

Superfamily Chrysidoidea

Cuckoo Wasps (family Chrysididae) - Parasitoids of Nest-building Wasps

Pincer Wasps (family Dryinidae) - Planthopper Parasitoids

Superfamily Evanioidea

Family Gasteruptiidae

Family Aulacidae

Superfamily Ichneumonoidea

Family Braconidae

Family Ichneumonidae

Superfamily Trigonaloidea

Family Trigonalidae - Parasitoids or Hyperparasitoids

Superfamily Vespoidea

Velvet Ants (family Mutillidae)

Spider Eating Wasps (family Pompilidae)

Hairy Flower Wasps (family Scoliidae)

Parasitic Flower Wasps (family Tiphiidae)

Mated Pair

Family Tiphiidae, Males

Family Tiphiidae, Females

Potter Wasps, Paper Wasps and others (family Vespidae)

Wasps in unknown family