Hymenoptera (Ants, Wasps Bees and Sawflies)
of Orange County, California (and nearby places)
(Click on images or names to open)
Photographed and compiled by Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu)
Department of Developmental and Cell Biology,
University of California, Irvine, CA 92697
Debra Mauzy-Melitz, Ron Hemberger and Hartmut Wisch
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| Ants (Family Formicidae) |
| Species lists in this family from "Spatial patterns of occurrence of the invasive argentine ant
(Linepithema humile) and associated impacts on the native ant
community in coastal southern California" by Milan Mitrovich,
Nature Reserve of Orange County
and
Robert Fisher, Tritia Matsuda, and Krista Pease,
US Geological Survey.
November, 2006. Asterisk indicates exotic species. |
| Subfamily Dolichoderinae |
Dorymyrmex (insanus?)
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 Argentine Ant, Linepithema humile |
California velvety tree ant, Liometopum occidentale |
Odorous House Ant,
Tapinoma sessile |
Dorymyrmex bicolor
Dorymyrmex insanus
Forelius foetidus
Forelius pruinosus
Linepithema humile*
Liometopum occidentale
Tapinoma sessile |
| Subfamily Ecitoninae |
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Legionary Ant,
Neivamyrmex (californicus?)
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Neivamyrmex californicus
Neivamyrmex nigrescens
Neivamyrmex opacithorax |
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| Subfamily Formicinae |
 Carpenter Ant, Camponotus sp.
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Formica moki |
Honeypot Ant, Myrmecocystus sp. |
False honey Ant,
Prenolepis imparis |
Brachymyrmex depilis
Camponotus sayi
Camponotus semitestaceus
Camponotus spp. CA-
Camponotus vicinus
Formica francoeuri
Formica moki
Formica xerophila
Myrmecocystus kennedyi
Myrmecocystus mexicanus
Myrmecocystus mimicus
Myrmecocystus semirufus
Myrmecocystus testaceus
Paratrechina c.f. terricola
Polyergus breviceps
Prenolepis imparis |
| Subfamily Myrmicinae |
 Acrobat Ant, Crematogaster sp. |
Harvester Ant, Messor sp. (male) |
Harvester Ant, Messor sp. (worker) |
Desert Ant, Messor pergandei |
Harvester Ant,
Pogonomyrmex anzensis |
Red Imported Fire Ant,
Solenopsis invicta, worker |
Red Imported Fire Ant,
Solenopsis invicta, male |
Cardiocondyla ectopia*
Crematogaster californica
Crematogaster coarctata
Crematogaster hespera
Crematogaster mormonum
Cyphomyrmex wheeleri
Temnothorax andrei
Temnothorax nevadensis
Temnothorax nitens
Temnothorax sp CA-
Messor andrei
Messor stoddardi
Monomorium ergatogyna
Monomorium minimum
Monomorium pharaonis*
Myrmecina americana
Pheidole cerebrosior
Pheidole clementensis
Pheidole hyatti
Pheidole vistana
Pogonomyrmex californicus
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Pogonomyrmex subnitidus
Solenopsis amblychila
Solenopsis aurea
Solenopsis molesta
Solenopsis xyloni |
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| Subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae |
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Pseudomyrmex apache
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| Wasps |
Aphelinidae
(Aphelinid wasps) |
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Whitefly parasitoid,
Eretmocerus californicus |
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| Braconidae
(Braconid wasps) |
Braconid Wasp, Apanteles sp. |
Aphid parasitoid, Aphidius |
Braconid Wasp, Aphidiinae |
Braconid Wasp |
Braconid Wasp |
Chalcididea
(Chalcid wasps) |
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Chrysididae
(Cuckoo Wasps) |
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Chalcid wasp, Conura sp. |
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Cuckoo Wasp |
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| Crabronidae (Crabronid Wasps) |
Western Sand Wasp,
Bembix americana |
Sand Wasp, Bembix sp. |
Bembicine Wasp
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Bicyrtes sp. |
Cerceris sp. |
Cerceris sp. |
Cerceris sp. Female |
Cerceris sp. Male |
Cerceris sp. |
Cerceris sp. Male |
Cerceris sp. |
Dryudella sp. |
Eucerceris sp.
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Eucerceris sp.
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Sand-loving Wasp, Tribe Larrini |
Square-headed Wasp, Tribe Larrini |
Square-headed Wasp, Tribe Larrini |
Square-headed Wasp, Liris sp. |
Sand Wasp, Microbembex sp. |
Square-headed Wasp, Oxybelus sp. |
Bee Wolf, Philanthus crabroniformis |
Bee Wolf, Philanthus gibbosus |
Pacific Burrowing Wasp,
Philanthus multimaculatus |
Hunting Wasp: Philanthinae |
Square-headed wasp, Pison sp. |
Sand Wasp, Steniolia sp. |
Steniola sp.? |
Tachysphex |
Square-headed Wasp, Tachytes sp. |
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Diapriidae
(Diapriid Wasps) |
Eulophidae
(Eulophid Wasps) |
Eupelmidae
(Ant-like Eupelmid Wasps) |
Gasteruptiidae (Gasteruptiid Wasps) |
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Coptera sp. |
Eulophid Wasp |
Ant-like Eupelmid Wasp |
Gasteruption sp. |
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| Ichneumonidae (Ichneumons) |
Ichneumon Wasp, Diplazon laetatorius |
Syrphoctonus pacificus (reared from Allograpta obliqua pupa) |
Ichneumon Wasp, Subfamily Gelinae |
Pimplinid wasp |
Ichneumon Wasp
(reared from Tussock moth pupa) |
Ichneumon Wasp |
Ichneumon Wasp
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Ichneumon Wasp
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| Mutillidae (Velvet Ants) |
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Perilampidae
(Chalcid Wasps) |
Red-haired Velvet Ant,
Dasymutilla aureola pacifica |
Velvet Ant, Dasymutilla sackenii |
Velvet Ant, Dasymutilla sp. |
Red-haired Velvet Ant, Pseudomethoca anthracina |
Fam. Perilampidae
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| Pompilidae (Spider Wasps) Movie of an interaction between Tarantula and Tarantula Hawk (in Costa Rica) |
Aporus sp. |
Dipigon calipterus nubifer |
Spider Wasp, Episyron posterus |
Spider Wasp, Notocyphus dorsalis |
Tarantula Hawk, Pepsis mexicana |
Tarantula Hawk, Pepsis mildei |
Tarantula Hawk, Pepsis thisbe |
Tarantula Hawk, Pepsis sp. |
Red tailed Spider Hunter, Tachypompilus unicolor |
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| Pteromalidae (Pteromalid Wasps) |
Club-horned Wasps (Sapygidae) |
Scoliidae (Scoliid Wasps) |
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Pteromalid Wasp |
Club-horned Wasp, Sapyga sp. |
Scoliid Wasp, Campsomeris tolteca |
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| Sphecidae (Sphecid Wasps) |
Burrowing Wasp,
Ammophila sp. |
Blue Mud Wasp, Chlorion sp. |
Grass-carrying Wasp,
Isodontia elegans
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Grass-carrying Wasp,
Isodontia (mexicana?) |
Thread-waisted Wasp, Palmodes sp.
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Burrowing Wasp, Podalonia sp. |
Thread-waisted Wasp,
Prionyx thomae |
Black and Yellow Mud Dauber,
Sceliphron caementarium |
Great Golden Digger Wasp,
Sphex ichneumoneus |
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| Torymidae (Torymid Wasps) |
Tiphiidae (Tiphiid Wasps) |
Torymid Wasp |
Myzinum sp.
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Myzinum sp. |
Myzinum sp. |
Tiphiid wasp
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| Vespidae (True Wasps), Subfamily Eumeninae - Potter and Mason Wasps |
Mason Wasp, Ancistrocerus sp. |
Potter Wasp, Eumenes bollii |
Potter Wasp, Eumenes crucifer |
Mason Wasp,
Euodynerus hidalgo viereckii |
Mason Wasp, Euodynerus sp. |
| Vespidae (True Wasps), Subfamily Eumeninae - Potter and Mason Wasps (cont.) |
Vespidae (True Wasps), Subfamily Masarinae - Pollen Wasps |
Mason Wasp,
Parancistrocerus sp. |
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Common Paper Wasp,
Polistes exclamans |
Pollen Wasp,
Pseudomasaris (coquilletti?) |
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Pollen Wasp,
Pseudomasaris edwardsii |
| Vespidae (True Wasps), Subfamily Polistinae - Paper Wasps |
Subfamily Vespinae - Hornets and Yellowjackets |
Paper Wasp,
Polistes apachus |
Paper Wasp,
Polistes aurifer |
European Paper Wasp,
Polistes dominulus |
Paper Wasp,
Polistes dorsalis californicus |
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Western Yellowjacket,
Vespula pensylvanica |
| Bees |
| Andrenidae (Mining Bees) |
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Mining Bee, Andrena prunorum |
Mining Bee, Calliopsis sp.
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Mining Bee, Calliopsis sp.
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Mining Bee, Calliopsis sp.
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Mining Bee, Perdita rhois |
| Apidae (True Bees) |
Anthophorine Bee,
Anthophora californica |
Anthophorine Bee,
Anthophora urbana |
Anthophorine Bee,
Anthophorula (chionura?) |
Anthophorine Bee,
Anthophorula sp. |
Honey Bee,
Apis mellifera |
Bumble Bee,
Bombus californicus |
Bumble Bee,
Bombus crotchii |
Bumble Bee,
Bombus melanopygus |
Sonoran Bumble Bee,
Bombus sonorus |
Yellowfaced Bumble Bee, Bombus (Pyrobombus) vosnesenskii |
Bumble Bee, Bombus |
Small Carpenter Bee,
Ceratina arizonensis |
Small Carpenter Bee,
Ceratina cockerelli |
Cactus Bee, Diadasia sp.
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Cuckoo Bee, Epeolus sp. |
Long-horned Bee,
Tribe: Eucerini |
Anthophorine Bee, Habropoda (female) |
Anthophorine Bee, Habropoda (male) |
Digger Bee, Melissodes sp. |
Cuckoo Bee, Nomada sp. |
Cuckoo Bee, Triepeolus sp. |
Cuckoo Bee,
Xeromelecta californica |
Little Carpenter Bee,
Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex |
Valley Carpenter Bee,
Xylocopa varipuncta (female) |
Valley Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa varipuncta (male) |
| Colletidae
(Plasterer Bees) |
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Colletes simulans nevadensis |
Cellophane Bee,
Colletes (sleveni?) |
Colletes sp. |
Yellow-masked Bee, Hylaeus |
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| Halictidae
(Halictid Bees) |
Green Metallic Bee,
Agapostemon splendens (male) |
Green Metallic Bee,
Agapostemon splendens (female) |
Green Metallic Bee,
Agapostemon melliventris |
Green Metallic Bee,
Agapostemon sp. |
Green Metallic Bee,
Agapostemon sp. |
Green Metallic Bee,
Agapostemon sp.
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Sweat Bee, Halictus farinosus |
Sweat Bee, Halictus ligatus |
Sweat Bee, Halictus tripartitus |
Halictus sp. |
Sweat Bee, Lasioglossum sisymbrii |
Sweat Bee, Lasioglossum sp. |
Sweat Bee, Lasioglossum sp. |
Sweat Bee, Lasioglossum sp., subgenus Dialictus |
Sweat Bee, Lasioglossum sp. |
Sweat Bee, Sphecodes sp. |
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| Megachilidae (Leafcutter and Mason Bees) |
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| Tribe Megachilini (Leafcutter Bees) |
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Megachile |
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| Tribe Osmiini (Leafcutter and Mason Bees) |
Heriades sp.? |
American Bee,
Hoplitis (Alcidamea) producta |
Osmia sp.
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Tribe Osmiini |
Tribe Osmiini |
Ashmeadiella sp.
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| Sawflies |
| Tenthredinidae (Sawflies) |
Bristly Roseslug Sawfly,
Cladius difformis |
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