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Vespidae

Family · 27 species with a result in Ohio

27 species

Ancistrocerus 5

One-banded Mason Wasp (Ancistrocerus unifasciatus)One-banded Mason WaspAncistrocerus unifasciatusPhoto © Riley-Brendan Walsh · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to mid-July, middle week Jun 7–13Ancistrocerus campestrisAncistrocerus campestrisAncistrocerus campestrisPhoto © molanic · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late September, middle week Aug 23–29European tube wasp (Ancistrocerus gazella)European tube waspAncistrocerus gazellaPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late October, middle week Aug 23–29Bramble Mason Wasp (Ancistrocerus adiabatus)Bramble Mason WaspAncistrocerus adiabatusPhoto © Léo-Guy de Repentigny · CC BY-NC 4.0lobed mason wasp (Ancistrocerus capra)lobed mason waspAncistrocerus capraPhoto © Heather Holm · CC BY-NC 4.0

Dolichovespula 2

Bald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)Bald-faced HornetDolichovespula maculataLate in its seasonPhoto © Benigno Veraz · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to early November, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5Common Aerial Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula arenaria)Common Aerial YellowjacketDolichovespula arenariaPhoto © Scott King · CC BY-NC 4.0

Eumenes 1

Fraternal Potter Wasp (Eumenes fraternus)Fraternal Potter WaspEumenes fraternusPhoto © Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0Early June to mid-October, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5

Euodynerus 3

Hidalgo Mason Wasp (Euodynerus hidalgo)Hidalgo Mason WaspEuodynerus hidalgoPhoto © laurenjansensimpson · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Aug 2–8Pitted Mason Wasp (Euodynerus foraminatus)Pitted Mason WaspEuodynerus foraminatusPhoto © Zachary Chapman · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–15Euodynerus schwarziEuodynerus schwarziEuodynerus schwarziPhoto © Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0

Monobia 1

Four-toothed Mason Wasp (Monobia quadridens)Four-toothed Mason WaspMonobia quadridensPhoto © Justin · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to early October, middle week Aug 9–15

Parancistrocerus 2

Parancistrocerus leionotusParancistrocerus leionotusParancistrocerus leionotusPhoto © Celeste · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to mid-September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1Perennial Mason Wasp (Parancistrocerus perennis)Perennial Mason WaspParancistrocerus perennisPhoto © Bill Keim · CC BY 4.0Late May to late October, middle week Sep 6–12

Polistes 5

European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominulaPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0Early May to early October, middle week Aug 2–8Metric Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus)Metric Paper WaspPolistes metricusPhoto © krancmm · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to late October, middle week Aug 9–15Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Northern Paper WaspPolistes fuscatusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to late October, middle week Sep 6–12Guinea Paper Wasp (Polistes exclamans)Guinea Paper WaspPolistes exclamansPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Jesse Rorabaugh · CC0 1.0Parametric Paper Wasp (Polistes parametricus)Parametric Paper WaspPolistes parametricusPhoto © David Rolla · CC BY-NC 4.0

Pseudodynerus 1

Pseudodynerus quadrisectusPseudodynerus quadrisectusPseudodynerus quadrisectusPhoto © Brice C. · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to late September, middle week Aug 9–15

Vespa 1

European Hornet (Vespa crabro)European HornetVespa crabroPhoto © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to early November, middle week Sep 6–12

Vespula 5

Downy Yellowjacket (Vespula flavopilosa)Downy YellowjacketVespula flavopilosaLate in its seasonPhoto © David George · CC BY 4.0Late May to early November, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5Widow Yellowjacket (Vespula vidua)Widow YellowjacketVespula viduaPhoto © Stan Rullman · CC BY 4.0Early May to early October, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5Eastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons)Eastern YellowjacketVespula maculifronsPhoto © sankax · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to early November, middle week Sep 13–19German Yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)German YellowjacketVespula germanicaLate in its seasonPhoto © Sid Mosdell · CC BY 4.0Mid-April to mid-November, middle week Sep 20–26Southern Yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa)Southern YellowjacketVespula squamosaPhoto © Marc Brawer · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown

Zethus 1

Zethus spinipesZethus spinipesZethus spinipesPhoto © laurenjansensimpson · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to late September, middle week Aug 16–22

Missing records do not mean a species is absent.