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Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

Wasp (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) species

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Overview

References:

https://atlasoflife.org.au/resources/know-your-wasps

https://www.ozanimals.com/wildlife/Insect/Wasps.html

https://keys.lucidcentral.org/search/what-wasp-is-that/

Front Page of Interactive Key to Wasp Families

187 species

Ropalidia plebeiana (Small brown paper wasp)

Ropalidia plebeiana
Ropalidia plebeiana
Ropalidia plebeiana
Ropalidia plebeiana
Ropalidia plebeiana
Ropalidia plebeiana

Ropalidia revolutionalis (Native Paper Wasp)

Ropalidia romandi (Native Paper Wasp)

Scelionidae (family) (Scelionid wasp)

Scelionidae (family)
Scelionidae (family)
Scelionidae (family)
Scelionidae (family)
Scelionidae (family)
Scelionidae (family)

Sceliphron formosum (Formosum mud-dauber)

Sceliphron formosum
Sceliphron formosum
Sceliphron formosum
Sceliphron formosum
Sceliphron formosum
Sceliphron formosum

Sceliphron laetum (Common mud dauber wasp)

Sceliphron laetum
Sceliphron laetum
Sceliphron laetum
Sceliphron laetum
Sceliphron laetum
Sceliphron laetum

Sceliphron sp. (formosum or laetum) (Sceliphron mud dauber wasp)

Sceliphron sp. (formosum or laetum)
Sceliphron sp. (formosum or laetum)
Sceliphron sp. (formosum or laetum)
Sceliphron sp. (formosum or laetum)
Sceliphron sp. (formosum or laetum)
Sceliphron sp. (formosum or laetum)

Scolia (Discolia) verticalis (Yellow-headed hairy flower wasp)

Scolia (Discolia) verticalis
Scolia (Discolia) verticalis
Scolia (Discolia) verticalis
Scolia (Discolia) verticalis
Scolia (Discolia) verticalis
Scolia (Discolia) verticalis

Scoliidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Hairy Flower Wasp)

Scoliidae sp. (family)
Scoliidae sp. (family)
Scoliidae sp. (family)
Scoliidae sp. (family)
Scoliidae sp. (family)
Scoliidae sp. (family)

Sericophorus sp. (genus) (Sand wasp)

Sericophorus sp. (genus)
Sericophorus sp. (genus)
Sericophorus sp. (genus)
Sericophorus sp. (genus)
Sericophorus sp. (genus)
Sericophorus sp. (genus)

Sericopimpla sp. (genus) (Case Moth Larvae Parasite Wasp)

Sericopimpla sp. (genus)
Sericopimpla sp. (genus)
Sericopimpla sp. (genus)
Sericopimpla sp. (genus)
Sericopimpla sp. (genus)
Sericopimpla sp. (genus)

Sphecidae or Crabronidae (families) (Unidentified sand wasp)

Sphecidae or Crabronidae (families)
Sphecidae or Crabronidae (families)
Sphecidae or Crabronidae (families)
Sphecidae or Crabronidae (families)
Sphecidae or Crabronidae (families)
Sphecidae or Crabronidae (families)

Sphecinae sp. (subfamily) (Unidentified Sand or Digger wasp)

Sphecinae sp. (subfamily)
Sphecinae sp. (subfamily)
Sphecinae sp. (subfamily)
Sphecinae sp. (subfamily)
Sphecinae sp. (subfamily)
Sphecinae sp. (subfamily)

Sphex cognata (Black Digger Wasp)

Sphex cognata
Sphex cognata

Sphex pensylvanicus (Great Black Wasp)

Sphex pensylvanicus

Great Black Wasp - Ulladulla Heathland

Sphex pensylvanicus

Great Black Wasp - Ulladulla Heathland
Sphex pensylvanicus

Great Black Wasp - Ulladulla Heathland
Sphex pensylvanicus
Sphex pensylvanicus
Sphex pensylvanicus

Sphex sp. (genus) (Unidentified Sphex digger wasp)

Sphex sp. (genus)
Sphex sp. (genus)
Sphex sp. (genus)
Sphex sp. (genus)
Sphex sp. (genus)
Sphex sp. (genus)

Stenarella victoriae (An ichneumon parasitic wasp)

Stenarella victoriae
Stenarella victoriae
Stenarella victoriae
Stenarella victoriae
Stenarella victoriae
Stenarella victoriae

Stenodyneriellus sp. (genus) (A potter wasp)

Stenodyneriellus sp. (genus)
Stenodyneriellus sp. (genus)
Stenodyneriellus sp. (genus)
Stenodyneriellus sp. (genus)
Stenodyneriellus sp. (genus)
Stenodyneriellus sp. (genus)

Stephanidae (family) (Stephanid wasp)

Stephanidae (family)
Stephanidae (family)
Stephanidae (family)
Stephanidae (family)
Stephanidae (family)
Stephanidae (family)

Stilbum cyanurum (Large Cuckoo Wasp)

Stilbum cyanurum
Stilbum cyanurum
Stilbum cyanurum
Stilbum cyanurum
Stilbum cyanurum
Stilbum cyanurum

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Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

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