Hymenoptera: Apocrita - social and solitary wasps

Chrysididae: Ruby-tailed wasps    Crabronidae    Mutillidae: Velvet ants    Pompilidae: Spider hunting wasps    Sphecidae    Vespidae: 'Yellowjackets'

Solitary bees and bumblebees     Ichneumon wasps

Chrysididae - Ruby-tailed wasps
Chrysis ignita agg Chrysis ignita agg Chrysis ignita agg Trichrysis cyanea Trichrysis cyanea Trichrysis cyanea

Crabronidae
Crabronidae - Crabroninae
Crossocerus annulipes Crossocerus annulipes Crossocerus annulipes Crossocerus tarsatus Crossocerus tarsatus Crossocerus tarsatus Ectemnius cavifrons Ectemnius cavifrons Ectemnius cavifrons Ectemnius cavifrons Ectemnius cavifrons Ectemnius continuus Ectemnius continuus Ectemnius lituratus Ectemnius lituratus Ectemnius lituratus Ectemnius lituratus Lindenius albilabris Lindenius albilabris Lindenius albilabris Philanthus triangulum, European Beewolf Philanthus triangulum, European Beewolf
Crabronidae - Larrinae
Trypoxylon attenuatum, Slender Wood Borer Wasp Trypoxylon attenuatum, Slender Wood Borer Wasp Trypoxylon attenuatum, Slender Wood Borer Wasp
Crabronidae - Nyssoninae
Gorytes laticinctus Gorytes laticinctus Gorytes laticinctus
Crabronidae - Pemphredoninae
Passaloecus sp Pemphredon inornata Pemphredon inornata Psenulus pallipes Psenulus pallipes Psenulus pallipes
Crabronidae - Philanthinae
Cerceris arenaria Cerceris arenaria Cerceris arenaria Cerceris rybyensis, Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis, Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis, Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp

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Mutillidae - Velvet Ants
Mutillidae - Myrmosinae
Myrmosa atra, Black-headed Velvet Ant Myrmosa atra, Black-headed Velvet Ant

Pompilidae - Spider hunting wasps
Pompilidae - Pepsinae
Auplopus carbonarius Auplopus carbonarius Cryptocheilus notatus, a spider hunting wasp Cryptocheilus notatus, a spider hunting wasp Cryptocheilus notatus, a spider hunting wasp
Pompilidae - Pompilinae
Anoplius nigerrimus Anoplius nigerrimus Anoplius nigerrimus Arachnospila anceps Arachnospila anceps Arachnospila anceps

Sphecidae
Podalonia hirsuta Podalonia hirsuta Podalonia hirsuta

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Vespidae
Vespidae - Eumeninae - potter wsps
Ancistrocerus gazella Ancistrocerus gazella Ancistrocerus gazella Ancistrocerus parietum Eumenes coarctatus, Heath Potter Wasp Eumenes coarctatus, Heath Potter Wasp Symmorphus bifasciatus Symmorphus bifasciatus Symmorphus sp, a potter or mason wasp Symmorphus sp, a potter or mason wasp Symmorphus sp, a potter or mason wasp
Vespidae - Vespinae - 'yellow jacket' wasps and hornets
Dolichovespula sp Vespa crabro, European Hornet Vespa crabro, European Hornet Vespula germanica, German Wasp Vespula germanica, German Wasp Vespula germanica, German Wasp Vespula vulgaris, Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris, Common Wasp

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