Wildlife Photography

Class: Insects (Insecta)
Order: Sawflies, Wasps, Bees, and Ants (Hymenoptera)

Species count: 35

________________ FAMILY: Andrenidae (1 Species) Black-butte Mining Bee (Andrena subtilis)N FAMILY: Apidae (6 Species) European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)I California Bumble Bee (Bombus californicus)N Black-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus melanopygus)N Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)N California Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa californica)N Valley Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa varipuncta)N FAMILY: Crabronidae (4 Species) Pacific Sand Wasp (Bembix americana)N Larrine Crabronid Wasp (Liris subtesselatus)N Aphid Wasp (Pemphredon sp.) Tiny Wasp (Psen erythropoda)N FAMILY: Formicidae (6 Species) Leafcutter Ant (Atta robusta)N Russoi Acrobat Ant (Crematogaster russoi)N Western Thatching Ant (Formica obscuripes)N Velvety Tree Ant (Liometopum occidentale)N Red Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus)N Southern Fire Ant (Solenopsis xyloni)N FAMILY: Ichneumonidae (5 Species) Ichneumon Wasp (Diplazontinae sp.) Ichneumon Wasp2 (Diplazontinae sp.2) Ichneumon Wasp (Ichneumonidae sp.) Ichneumon Wasp (Netelia sp.) Parasitic Wasp (Netelia sp.2) FAMILY: Mutillidae (1 Species) Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla aureola)N FAMILY: Pompilidae (3 Species) Spider Wasp (Auplopus architectus)N Tarantula Hawk (Pepsis grossa)N Mexican Tarantula Hawk (Pepsis Mexicana)N FAMILY: Sphecidae (3 Species) Abert`s Thread-waisted Wasp (Ammophila aberti)N Mud (Black and Yellow) Dauber Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)N Great Black Wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus)N FAMILY: Ulidiidae (1 Species) Picture-winged Fly (Ceroxys latiusculus)N FAMILY: Vespidae (5 Species) Nocturnal Paper Wasp (Apoica flavissima)N Paper Wasp (Apoica sp.) European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)I Social Wasp (Polybia sp.) Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)N Comments and Feedback are welcomed, Email: chillaq@gmail.com To request a full size image, please send email to chillaq@gmail.com