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Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

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Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae)
Parasitic wasps (numerous families)
Potter wasps (Vespidae, Eumeninae)
Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae)
Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae)
Spider wasps (Pompilidae)
Other wasps
Velvet Ants (Mutillidae)

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Unidentified Wasp (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) at Murga, NSW by Paul4K

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DiBickers wrote:
6 hrs ago
Looks very similar to Genus Austrogorytes (Tribe Bembicinae)
Crabronidae (family)
DiBickers wrote:
8 hrs ago
Head, abdo, antennae & wings look very much like a Male Thynninae
Apocrita (suborder)
PeterA wrote:
Yesterday
A wasp - looks like the one Lassioglossum tertium is trying to mimic.
Crabronidae (family)
SimoneC wrote:
31 Jan 2025
Possibly Anthobosca sp.
Anthoboscinae sp. (subfamily)
SimoneC wrote:
30 Jan 2025
Great photos!
Fabriogenia sp. (genus)

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