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Chrysididae, genus Stilbum (Cuckoo Wasp), Midwest WA © Gary Taylor

Wasps — Batavia Coast and Midwest WA

Wasps — Batavia Coast and Midwest WAAcanthostethus sp Bembix spp Bembix vespiformis Bethylid Wasp Braconid Wasps Hatchet Wasps Velvet Ants

— see Australodynerus Wasp | Bembix Wasp (Bembix vespiformis) | Blue Flower Wasp (Scolia verticalis) | Braconid Wasp (Callibracon) | Crabronidae Wasp (Tachysphex) | Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysididae) | Cuckoo Wasp (Stilbum) | Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron laetum) | Orange-tailed Potter Wasp (Delta latreillei) | Sphex rhodosoma

The Batavia Coast and Midwest of Western Australia, is a diverse hotspot for a variety of insects including many species of wasps. Check out some of the following photographs of native wasps sighted in the Batavia Coast and Midwest WA region.

Bembix vespiformis, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Wasps
Acanthostethus sp, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Acanthostethus sp
Bembix sp (on Eucalyptus platypus), Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Bembix sp
Bembix vespiformis, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Bembix vespiformis
Callibracon sp Braconid Wasp (family Braconidae), Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Callibracon sp Braconid Wasp
Family Bethylidae (wasp), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Bethylidae (wasp)
Sericophorus metallescens on Hakea, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Sericophorus metallescens
Hatchet Wasp (family Evaniidae, genus Szepligetiella), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hatchet Wasp (Szepligetiella)
Velvet Ants - Western Australia
Velvet Ants
Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysididae)
Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysididae) © Gary Taylor
Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysididae) © Gary Taylor
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Superfamily: Chrysidoidea
  • Family: Chrysididae

    Source: Atlas of Living Australia
Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysididae) with Potter Wasp
Potter Wasp and Chrysididae (Cuckoo Wasp), Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Potter Wasp and Chrysididae (Cuckoo Wasp), Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Superfamily: Chrysidoidea
  • Family: Chrysididae

    Source: Atlas of Living Australia
Braconid Wasp (Callibracon sp)
Callibracon sp Braconid Wasp (family Braconidae), Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Callibracon sp Braconid Wasp (family Braconidae), Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea
  • Family: Braconidae
  • Subfamily: Braconinae
  • Genus: Callibracon

    Source: Atlas of Living Australia
Blue Flower Wasp (Scolia verticalis)
Blue Flower Wasp (Scolia verticalis), Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Blue Flower Wasp (Scolia verticalis), Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Superfamily: Vespoidea
  • Family: Scoliidae
  • Genus: Scolia
  • Subgenus: infrageneric Discolia
  • Species: Scolia verticalis

    Source: Atlas of Living Australia
Acanthostethus sp
Acanthostethus sp, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Acanthostethus sp, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Superfamily: Apoidea
  • Informal: Spheciformes
  • Family: Crabronidae
  • Subfamily: Bembicinae
  • Genus: Acanthostethus

    Source: Atlas of Living Australia
Bembix Wasp (Bembix vespiformis)
Bembix vespiformis, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Bembix vespiformis, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Superfamily: Apoidea
  • Informal: Spheciformes
  • Family: Crabronidae
  • Subfamily: Bembicinae
  • Genus: Bembix
  • Species: Bembix vespiformis

    Source: Atlas of Living Australia
Cuckoo Wasp (Stilbum)
Chrysididae, genus Stilbum (Cuckoo Wasp), Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Chrysididae, genus Stilbum (Cuckoo Wasp), Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Superfamily: Chrysidoidea
  • Family: Chrysididae
  • Subfamily: Chrysidinae
  • Genus: Stilbum Spinola, 1806

    Source: Atlas of Living Australia
Australodynerus Wasp
Australodynerus wasp, Midwest Geraldton WA © Gary Taylor
Australodynerus wasp, Midwest Geraldton WA © Gary Taylor
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Superfamily: Vespoidea
  • Family: Vespidae
  • Subfamily: Eumeninae
  • Tribe: Odynerini
  • Genus: Australodynerus

    Source: Atlas of Living Australia
Crabronidae Wasp (Tachysphex)
Crabronidae Wasp (Tachysphex), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Crabronidae Wasp (Tachysphex), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Superfamily: Apoidea
  • Informal: Spheciformes
  • Family: Crabronidae
  • Subfamily: Crabroninae
  • Genus: Tachysphex

    Source: Atlas of Living Australia
Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron laetum)
Sceliphron laetum, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Sceliphron laetum, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Subclass: Pterygota
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Suborder: Apocrita
  • Infraorder: Aculeata
  • Superfamily: Apoidea
  • Family: Sphecidae
  • Subfamily: Sceliphrinae
  • Tribe: Sceliphrini
  • Genus: Sceliphron
  • Species: Sceliphron laetum
Orange-tailed Potter Wasp (Delta latreillei)
Delta latreillei, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Delta latreillei, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Family: Vespidae
  • Subfamily: Eumeninae
  • Genus: Delta
  • Species: Delta latreillei

    previously
  • Genus: Eumenes
  • Species: E. latreilli
  • Subspecies: Delta latreillei latreillei
Sphex rhodosoma
Sphex rhodosoma, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Sphex rhodosoma (Wasp), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Superfamily: Apoidea
  • Informal: Spheciformes
  • Family: Sphecidae
  • Subfamily: Sphecinae
  • Genus: Sphex
  • Species: Sphex rhodosoma

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Gary Taylor

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