Alice Springs Desert Park
ASDP WaspsBembicinae and Bembix Chrysididae Cuckoo Wasp Potter Wasp Delta latreillei (Potter Wasp) Delta philantes Radumeris radula (Yellow Hairy Flower Wasp) Torymus Chalcid Wasp
Australia is home to thousands of native species of wasps, with Alice Springs having their own share of beautiful wasps. A visit to the Alice Springs Desert Park, will provide the opportunity to see a variety of wasps.
Like bees, the wasps play a critical role in the environment with some wasps that feed on nectar (aiding in plant pollination), and others who are just as important, being predators and parasites and whose larvae feed on spiders, caterpillars and other insects.
Click on the images to go to information on the individual wasps.
More information in our Alice Springs Wasps and Fauna > Insects > Wasps
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hymenoptera
Footnote & References
- Wasp Photos and Identification, Aussie Bee, https://www.aussiebee.com.au/wasp-photos.html
- Wasp, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasp (last visited Dec. 11, 2021)
- Know your wasps, Atlas of Life, https://atlasoflife.org.au/resources/know-your-wasps
ASDP WaspsBembicinae and Bembix Chrysididae Cuckoo Wasp Potter Wasp Delta latreillei (Potter Wasp) Delta philantes Radumeris radula (Yellow Hairy Flower Wasp) Torymus Chalcid Wasp
ASDP InsectsInsects Index Ants Bees Beetles Butterflies & Moths Diptera Gyromantis Hemiptera / Heteroptera Orthoptera Tropidoderus gracilifemur Wasps
ASDP FaunaASDP Arachnida ASDP Spiders ASDP Birds ASDP Insects ASDP Marsupials ASDP Mammals ASDP Reptiles Monotreme – Short-beaked Echidna
Alice Springs Desert ParkFauna Flora Nature Theatre Nocturnal House