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True Wasp
order Hymenoptera family Vespidae
Vespinae - Hornet and Yellowjacket subfamily
Southern Yellowjecket Vespula squamosa
Body about 3/4" long.
Photos taken in Coleman County, September 2005
(Native of Texas)
Eumeninae - Potter & Mason Wasp subfamily
Mason Wasp Euodynerus hidalgo
Body about 1/2" long.
Photos taken in Taylor County, May 2005
(Native of Texas)
Similar Species
Eumeninae - Potter & Mason Wasp subfamily
Mason Wasp Euodynerus annulatus
Polistinae - Paper Wasp subfamily
Paper Wasp Polistes exclamans
Body about 1" long.
Photo taken in Taylor County, May 2006
(Native of Texas)
? subfamily
? Common Name **zi 6** Scientific Name
Body about 1" long.
Photo taken in Taylor County, November 2008
(Native of Texas)
Polistinae - Paper Wasp subfamily
Red Wasp Polistes carolina
Body about 1" long.
Photos taken in Taylor County, July 2004
(Native of Texas)
? Family
? Common Name **zi 7** Scientific Name
Body about 1" long.
Photo taken in Taylor County, November 2006
(Native of Texas)
? Family
? Common Name **zi 3** Scientific Name
Body about 1/2" long.
Photo taken in Taylor County, May 2005
(Native of Texas)
Hunting Similar Species
Polistinae - Paper Wasp subfamily
Yellow Paper Wasp Polistes flavus