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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