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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 coquilletti - female Pseudomasaris coquilletti - female wasp with clubbed antennae - Pseudomasaris vespoides - male Pseudomasaris coquilletti - female Pseudomasaris edwardsii - male Pseudomasaris vespoides - male Pseudomasaris vespoides - male Pseudomasaris vespoides - male

Subfamily Eumeninae - Potter and Mason Wasps
Potter wasp - Ancistrocerus antilope - female Mason Wasp - Ancistrocerus antilope - male - female Mason Wasp - Pachodynerus erynnis wasp - Pterocheilus Potter Wasp? - Ancistrocerus - female Wasp/Caterpillar mystery Battle Damage - Zethus spinipes Parancistrocerus salcularis - male

Subfamily Polistinae - Paper Wasps
Paper wasps on nest - Polistes annularis Wasp - Polistes exclamans Paper Wasp - Polistes fuscatus Unknown Wasp - Polistes metricus European Paper Wasp eating a caterpillar - Polistes dominula - female Which species? - Polistes - male Mystery Wasp - Polistes flavus - male Double-deck wasp nest - Polistes

Subfamily Vespinae - Hornets and Yellowjackets
Yellow Jacket on a Neat Silk Structure - Vespula maculifrons Blackjacket - Vespula consobrina - female Baldfaced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)?? - Dolichovespula maculata Eastern Yellowjacket - Queen - Vespula maculifrons - female Vespula (German?) ID Request - Vespula germanica Western Yellow Jacket - Vespula pensylvanica V. Maculifrons? - Vespula flavopilosa Southern Yellowjacket - Vespula squamosa - female


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