Prionyx sp.
On winter savory flowers
Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)
Prionyx sp.
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Isodontia sp.
(Grass-carrying Wasps)
Prionyx sp.
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Prionyx sp.
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Nesting again in the spruce stump
Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
In raspberry patch
Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
On Goldenrod flowers
Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Bringing grass to the nest on the spruce stump
Isodontia sp.
(Grass-carrying Wasps)
Several of these grass-carrying wasp nests are in an old spruce stump in our yard.
Here is what the nest looks like when completed.
Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Several of these have nested in on old spruce stump. I've seen them carrying grass to nest holes. There are six completed nests with grass sticking out of holes.
BugGuide ID
Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
Nesting at spruce stump
Taxonomy
Subclass:
Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)
Suborder:
Apocrita (Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees)
Infraorder:
Aculeata (Ants, Bees, and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily:
Apoidea (Bees and Apoid Wasps)
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