Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes


TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Photo#309337
Xiphydriid Wood Wasp - Xiphydria mellipes - female

Xiphydriid Wood Wasp - Xiphydria mellipes - Female
University of Guelph campus (N43º31'45"W080º13'30"), Wellington, Ontario, Canada
June 19, 2009
Size: 15.0 mm
Xiphydria mellipes Harris, 1841. This species is identified by the all black antennae, black abdomen (not red), and orange legs.
Smith, D.R. 1976. The Xiphydriid Woodwasps of North America (Hymenoptera: Xiphydriidae). Transactions of the North American Entomological Society 102(2): 101–131.

Moved
Moved from Xiphydria.

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.