Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
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

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
Details...
 
Photos from the last gathering (Minnesota 2007)

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Vespoidea » Tiphiid Wasps (Tiphiidae) » Tiphia
Photo#51626
Small, black wasp? - Tiphia - male - female
Copyright © 2006 dandsirish

Small, black wasp? - Tiphia - Male Female
Urbana, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
May 10, 2006
Size: between 1/4 and 1/2 inch
These have been swarming around my and my neighbors houses. I've seen them mating under the leaves of trees as well (multiple males, single female). I'm assuming that the larger ones in this image are females and the others are males. These critters met an unfortunate demise in a bowl of water... I'm assuming they are some type of wasp. Mostly I'm trying to rule out flying ant. Thanks.

Images of this individual: tag all
Small, black wasp? - Tiphia - male - female Small, black wasp? - Tiphia - male
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by dandsirish on 10 May, 2006 - 4:21pm
Last updated 28 May, 2007 - 11:14pm

I collect tiphiid wasps, I do
I collect tiphiid wasps, I don't have to many butif you catch any more I would love to buy some off of you.
… William Ericson, 10 May, 2006 - 11:30pm login or register to post comments

Tiphia sp
These wasp are a type of Tiphia. They could be Tiphia vernalis but I am not sure. I work with Tiphia vernalis here in TN, we use them in different test along with Japanese beetles. The wasp female digs down into the ground and lays an egg on the Japanese beetle grub. They are a biocontrol for Japanese beetles.
… Joshua P. Basham, 10 May, 2006 - 7:25pm login or register to post comments

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

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2008 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact