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
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants and allies (Pompiloidea) » Spider Wasps (Pompilidae) » Pompilinae » Pompilini » Tachypompilus » Rusty Spider Wasp (Tachypompilus ferrugineus) » Tachypompilus ferrugineus ferrugineus
Photo#1417300
Second Try - Unknown Stinging Bug - Tachypompilus ferrugineus - female
Copyright © 2017 Joanna Brock

Second Try - Unknown Stinging Bug - Tachypompilus ferrugineus - Female
Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 4, 2017
This insect lightly stung a child twice, leaving a mark and slight swelling.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by jrfogg on 4 August, 2017 - 1:56pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Stinging is an all-female behavior, when it comes to most wasp species. = ♀
In the future, you should post your best images separately, by selecting "add image" on the first image or on the successive images. You can edit and replace any of your images at any time.
WELCOME TO BUGGUIDE!!!!!
… Bob Biagi, 4 August, 2017 - 2:37pm 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 © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact