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Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

Wasp (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) species

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Overview

References:

https://atlasoflife.org.au/resources/know-your-wasps

https://www.ozanimals.com/wildlife/Insect/Wasps.html

https://keys.lucidcentral.org/search/what-wasp-is-that/

Front Page of Interactive Key to Wasp Families

41 species

Agriomyia sp. (genus) (Yellow flower wasp)

Agriomyia sp. (genus)

Female

Agriomyia sp. (genus)
Agriomyia sp. (genus)

Winged male & wingless female
Agriomyia sp. (genus)
Agriomyia sp. (genus)
Agriomyia sp. (genus)

Austroscolia soror (Blue Flower Wasp)

Austroscolia soror
Austroscolia soror
Austroscolia soror
Austroscolia soror
Austroscolia soror
Austroscolia soror

Bembix sp. (genus) (Unidentified Bembix sand wasp)

Bembix sp. (genus)
Bembix sp. (genus)
Bembix sp. (genus)
Bembix sp. (genus)
Bembix sp. (genus)
Bembix sp. (genus)

Braconidae (family) (Unidentified braconid wasp)

Braconidae (family)
Braconidae (family)
Braconidae (family)
Braconidae (family)
Braconidae (family)
Braconidae (family)

Chrysididae (family) (Cuckoo wasp or Emerald wasp)

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

Crabronidae (family) (Sand wasp)

Crabronidae (family)
Crabronidae (family)
Crabronidae (family)
Crabronidae (family)
Crabronidae (family)
Crabronidae (family)

Crabroninae (subfamily) (Unidentified solitary wasp)

Crabroninae (subfamily)
Crabroninae (subfamily)
Crabroninae (subfamily)
Crabroninae (subfamily)
Crabroninae (subfamily)
Crabroninae (subfamily)

Cryptocheilus bicolor (Orange Spider Wasp)

Cryptocheilus bicolor
Cryptocheilus bicolor
Cryptocheilus bicolor
Cryptocheilus bicolor
Cryptocheilus bicolor
Cryptocheilus bicolor

Ctenochares bicolorus (Black-tipped orange ichneumon)

Ctenochares bicolorus
Ctenochares bicolorus
Ctenochares bicolorus
Ctenochares bicolorus
Ctenochares bicolorus
Ctenochares bicolorus

Delta bicinctum (Potter wasp)

Delta bicinctum
Delta bicinctum
Delta bicinctum
Delta bicinctum
Delta bicinctum
Delta bicinctum

Diamma bicolor (Blue ant, Bluebottle ant)

Diamma bicolor

FEMALE

Diamma bicolor
Diamma bicolor

MALE
Diamma bicolor
Diamma bicolor
Diamma bicolor

Dicamptus fuscicornis (Ichneumon wasp)

Dicamptus fuscicornis
Dicamptus fuscicornis
Dicamptus fuscicornis
Dicamptus fuscicornis
Dicamptus fuscicornis
Dicamptus fuscicornis

Echthromorpha intricatoria (Cream-spotted Ichneumon)

Echthromorpha intricatoria

FEMALE

Echthromorpha intricatoria

MALE
Echthromorpha intricatoria
Echthromorpha intricatoria
Echthromorpha intricatoria
Echthromorpha intricatoria

Eumeninae (subfamily) (Unidentified Potter wasp)

Eumeninae (subfamily)
Eumeninae (subfamily)
Eumeninae (subfamily)
Eumeninae (subfamily)
Eumeninae (subfamily)
Eumeninae (subfamily)

Gasteruption sp. (genus) (Gasteruptiid wasp)

Gasteruption sp. (genus)

FEMALE

Gasteruption sp. (genus)
Gasteruption sp. (genus)
Gasteruption sp. (genus)
Gasteruption sp. (genus)
Gasteruption sp. (genus)

Heteropelma scaposum (Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp)

Heteropelma scaposum
Heteropelma scaposum
Heteropelma scaposum
Heteropelma scaposum
Heteropelma scaposum
Heteropelma scaposum

Ichneumonidae (family) (Unidentified ichneumon wasp)

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

Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily) (A species of parasitic wasp)

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

Isodontia sp. (genus) (Unidentified Grass-carrying wasp)

Isodontia sp. (genus)
Isodontia sp. (genus)
Isodontia sp. (genus)
Isodontia sp. (genus)
Isodontia sp. (genus)
Isodontia sp. (genus)

Labium sp. (genus) (An Ichneumon wasp)

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

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Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

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