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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and Stinging Wasps » Ants, Stinging Wasps, and Hornets (Vespoidea) » Yellowjackets, Paper Wasps, and Hornets; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps (Vespidae)

Family Vespidae - Yellowjackets, Paper Wasps, and Hornets; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps

Euparagiinae · Pollen Wasps · Potter and Mason Wasps · Paper Wasps · Hornets and Yellowjackets

Subfamily Euparagiinae
Euparagia scutellaris Euparagia scutellaris

Subfamily Masarinae - Pollen Wasps
Pseudomasaris vespoides - male Ves*pula sul*phurea - Pseudomasaris coquilletti - male Pseudomasaris vespoides - male - female Pseudomasaris wheeleri - male Northern Pseudomasaris - Pseudomasaris marginalis - female Pseudomasaris phaceliae Pseudomasaris Attempted Mating - Pseudomasaris vespoides - male - female Pseudomasaris maculifrons - male

Subfamily Eumeninae - Potter and Mason Wasps
Wasp - Euodynerus hidalgo Wasp - Euodynerus foraminatus - male Wasp ID - Eumenes fraternus - male Zethus spinipes variegatus again? - Zethus spinipes - male Wasp - Ancistrocerus Handsome Wasp - Parancistrocerus fulvipes Wasp - LadyBird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin TX colorful wasp - Euodynerus boscii

Subfamily Polistinae - Paper Wasps
First vespid of the season! - Polistes fuscatus - female Worker Paper Wasp - Polistes fuscatus Polistes metricus - Polistes fuscatus Northern Paper Wasp - Polistes fuscatus P. exclamans and nest - Polistes exclamans - female Multi-foundress association - Polistes fuscatus - male - female Unkown Wasp - Polistes dominula Paper Wasps - Polistes exclamans

Subfamily Vespinae - Hornets and Yellowjackets
Bald-faced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata - male Melanic acadica? - Vespula acadica - male wasp confusion Vespula Pensylvanica Nest - Vespula pensylvanica Yellowjacket - Dolichovespula arenaria - female Dolichovespula arenaria - female Vespula pensylvanica? - Vespula pensylvanica Bald-faced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata


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