Critter Catalog

wasps, bees, and ants

Hymenoptera

• KingdomAnimaliaanimal kingdom

  • Animalia: pictures (7319)
  • Animalia: specimens (3017)
  • Animalia: sounds (165)
  • Animalia: maps (42)
  • ClassInsectainsects

    • Insecta: information (1)
    • Insecta: pictures (3176)
    • Insecta: specimens (23)
    • Insecta: sounds (4)
    • OrderHymenopterawasps, bees, and ants

      • Hymenoptera: information (1)
      • Hymenoptera: pictures (106)
      • FamilyApidaebumble bees and honey bees

        • Apidae: information (1)
        • Apidae: pictures (27)
        • SpeciesApis melliferahoney bee

          • Apis mellifera: information (1)
          • Apis mellifera: pictures (8)
        • SpeciesBombus impatiens

          • Bombus impatiens: information (1)
        • SpeciesXylocopa virginicacarpenter bee

          • Xylocopa virginica: information (1)
          • Xylocopa virginica: pictures (7)
      • FamilyHalictidaehalictid bees, sweat bees

        • Halictidae: pictures (2)
        • SpeciesAugochlora pura

          • Augochlora pura: information (1)
      • FamilySphecidaedigger wasps, mud daubers, sand wasps, sphecid wasps

        • Sphecidae: pictures (2)
        • SpeciesAmmophila procera

          • Ammophila procera: information (1)
      • FamilyCharipidae
      • FamilyDiapriidae
      • FamilyEmbolemidae
      • FamilyGasteruptiidae
      • FamilyMaamingidae
      • FamilyOrussidae
      • FamilyPergidae
      • FamilyProctotrupidae
      • FamilySiricidaehorntails

        • Siricidae: pictures (2)
        • SpeciesSirex noctilio

          • Sirex noctilio: information (1)
      • FamilyEumenidae

        • Eumenidae: pictures (1)
        • SpeciesEumenes fraternus

          • Eumenes fraternus: information (1)
      • FamilyFormicidaeants, fourmis

        • Formicidae: information (1)
        • Formicidae: pictures (23)
        • SpeciesCamponotus pennsylvanicusblack carpenter ant

          • Camponotus pennsylvanicus: information (1)
        • SpeciesCrematogaster cerasi

          • Crematogaster cerasi: information (1)
        • SpeciesFormica obscuripeswestern thatching ant

          • Formica obscuripes: information (1)
        • SpeciesLinepithema humile

          • Linepithema humile: information (1)
        • SpeciesPachycondyla chinensis

          • Pachycondyla chinensis: information (1)
        • SpeciesPrenolepis imparis

          • Prenolepis imparis: information (1)
        • SpeciesSolenopsis molestathief ant

          • Solenopsis molesta: information (1)
        • SpeciesTapinoma sessileodorous house ant

          • Tapinoma sessile: information (1)
      • FamilyVespidae

        • Vespidae: pictures (15)
        • SpeciesDolichovespula maculata

          • Dolichovespula maculata: information (1)
          • Dolichovespula maculata: pictures (1)
        • SpeciesPolistes dominulaEuropean paper wasp

          • Polistes dominula: information (1)
          • Polistes dominula: pictures (2)
      • FamilyXiphydriidae