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 |
| Formicidae (Ants) |
 Carpenter Ant,
Camponotus sp.
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Formica moki
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 Argentine Ant,
Linepithema humile |
California velvety tree ant, Liometopum occidentale |
Harvester Ant, Messor sp. (male) |
Harvester Ant, Messor sp. (worker) |
Desert Ant, Messor pergandei |
Honeypot Ant, Myrmecocystus sp. |
Legionary Ant,
Neivamyrmex (californicus?) |
Harvester Ant,
Pogonomyrmex anzensis |
False honey Ant,
Prenolepis imparis |
Red Imported Fire Ant,
Solenopsis invicta, worker |
Red Imported Fire Ant,
Solenopsis invicta, male |
Odorous House Ant,
Tapinoma sessile |
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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 |
Chalcidoidea
(Chalcid wasps) |
Chrysidae
(Cuckoo Wasps) |
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Chalcid wasp, Conura sp. |
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 |
Dryudella sp. |
Sand-loving Wasp, Tribe Larrini |
Square-headed Wasp, Tribe Larrini |
Square-headed Wasp, Tribe Larrini |
Sand Wasp, Microbembex sp. |
Square-headed Wasp, Oxybelus sp. |
Bee Wolf, Philanthus gibbosus |
Pacific Burrowing Wasp,
Philanthus multimaculatus |
Hunting Wasp: Philanthinae |
Sand Wasp, Steniolia sp. |
Steniola sp.? |
Tachysphex |
Square-headed Wasp, Tachytes sp. |
Square-headed wasp, Crabroninae |
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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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| Mutillidae (Velvet Ants) |
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Red-haired Velvet Ant,
Dasymutilla aureola pacifica |
Velvet Ant, Dasymutilla sackenii |
Velvet Ant, Dasymutilla sp. |
Red-haired Velvet Ant, Pseudomethoca anthracina |
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| Pompilidae (Spider Wasps) |
Aporus sp. |
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 sp. |
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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?) |
Burrowing Wasp, Podalonia sp. |
Black and Yellow Mud Dauber,
Sceliphron caementarium |
Great Golden Digger Wasp,
Sphex ichneumoneus |
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| Torymidae (Torymid Wasps) |
Typhiidae (Typhiid Wasps) |
Torymid Wasp |
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Myzinum sp.
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Myzinum sp.
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Myzinum sp.
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| Vespidae (True Wasps) |
Mason Wasp, Ancistrocerus sp. |
Potter Wasp, Eumenes sp. |
Mason Wasp, Euodynerus hidalgo |
Mason Wasp,
Euodynerus sp. |
Mason Wasp,
Parancistrocerus sp. |
Paper Wasp,
Polistes apachus |
Paper Wasp,
Polistes aurifer |
European Paper Wasp,
Polistes dominulus |
Paper Wasp,
Polistes dorsalis californicus |
Common Paper Wasp,
Polistes exclamans |
Pollen Wasp,
Pseudomasaris (coquilletti?) |
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Pollen Wasp,
Pseudomasaris edwardsii |
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Western Yellowjacket,
Vespula pensylvanica |
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| 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, Perdita rhois |
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| Apidae (True Bees) |
Anthophorine Bee,
Anthophora urbana |
Anthophorine Bee,
Anthophora sp. |
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,
Xeromelecta californica |
Little Carpenter Bee,
Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex |
Valley Carpenter Bee,
Xylocopa varipuncta (female) |
Valley Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa varipuncta (male) |
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| Colletidae
(Plasterer Bees) |
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Plasterer Bee,
Colletes simulans nevadensis |
Cellophane Bee,
Colletes (sleveni?) |
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. |
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. |
| 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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