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Sphecidae

Family · 11 species with a result in Ohio

Chalybion 1

Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp (Chalybion californicum)Common Blue Mud-dauber WaspChalybion californicumPhoto © bob15noble · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to mid-September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1

Chlorion 1

Steel-blue Cricket-hunter Wasp (Chlorion aerarium)Steel-blue Cricket-hunter WaspChlorion aerariumPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1

Eremnophila 1

Gold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp (Eremnophila aureonotata)Gold-marked Thread-waisted WaspEremnophila aureonotataPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to late September, middle week Aug 23–29

Isodontia 3

Brown-legged Grass-carrying Wasp (Isodontia auripes)Brown-legged Grass-carrying WaspIsodontia auripesPhoto © Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0Mid-June to early September, middle week Aug 2–8Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp (Isodontia mexicana)Mexican Grass-carrying WaspIsodontia mexicanaPhoto © DiegoH · CC BY 4.0Late June to late September, middle week Aug 2–8Isodontia philadelphicaIsodontia philadelphicaIsodontia philadelphicaPhoto © Matt Parr · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to early October, middle week Aug 23–29

Sceliphron 2

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)Yellow-legged Mud-dauber WaspSceliphron caementariumPhoto © Celeste · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–15Asian Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron curvatum)Asian Mud-dauber WaspSceliphron curvatumPhoto © Robert Zimmermann · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Sphex 3

Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)Great Golden Digger WaspSphex ichneumoneusPhoto © krancmm · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to early September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1Great Black Digger Wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus)Great Black Digger WaspSphex pensylvanicusPhoto © Larry Clarfeld · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to early September, middle week Aug 2–8Sphex nudusSphex nudusSphex nudusPhoto © Anita Gould · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–22

Missing records do not mean a species is absent.