Vespidae - Wikipedia
The Vespidae are a large (nearly 5000 species), diverse, cosmopolitan family of wasps, including nearly all the known eusocial wasps (such as Polistes fuscatus, Vespa orientalis, and Vespula germanica) and many solitary wasps. [1]
Vespidae: Paper Wasps, Yellowjackets, Hornets and Potter Wasps
Mar 24, 2023 · Wasps in the family Vespidae are the most dominant generalist pollinators. The social vespid wasps are familiar to most home gardeners and despite their fearsome reputation, most provide valuable pollination and pest control services.
Vespidae - Animalia
The Vespidae are a large (nearly 5000 species), diverse, cosmopolitan family of wasps, including nearly all the known eusocial wasps (such as Polistes fuscatus, Vespa orientalis, and Vespula germanica) and many solitary wasps.
Family Vespidae - BugGuide.Net
Apr 23, 2024 · An online resource devoted to North American insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information.
Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies (Family Vespidae)
The Vespidae are a large (nearly 5000 species), diverse, cosmopolitan family of wasps, including nearly all the known eusocial wasps (such as Polistes fuscatus, Vespa orientalis, and Vespula germanica) and many solitary wasps.
Family Vespidae – ENT 425 – General Entomology
Vespidae. Common Name: Yellowjackets, Hornets, Paper Wasps, and Potter Wasps. Description: Members of this predaceous family are commonly known as paper wasps, potter wasps, yellowjackets, or hornets.
Paper wasp - Wikipedia
Paper wasps are a type of vespid wasps. The term is typically used to refer to members of the vespid subfamily Polistinae, though it often colloquially includes members of the subfamilies Vespinae (hornets and yellowjackets) and Stenogastrinae, which also make nests out of paper.
Vespidae: The Big, Social Family Of The Paper Wasps
Apr 20, 2020 · The Vespidae are a physically and ecologically similar group of wasps all of whom are eusocial. They occur in both tropical and temperate climates over most of the northern hemisphere – and they can also now be found in New Zealand and Southern Australia, where they have been introduced.
Vespoidea - Wikipedia
Vespoidea is a superfamily of wasps in the order Hymenoptera. Vespoidea includes wasps with a large variety of lifestyles including eusocial, social, and solitary habits, predators, scavengers, parasitoids, and some herbivores.
Identification Atlas of the Vespidae (Hymenoptera, Aculeata) of …
Jun 28, 2008 · Vespidae are a diverse and ubiquitous group, and of all groups of Hymenoptera, symbolize the term ‘wasp’ to most people; large nasty wasps that are best avoided when possible, but fascinating and attractive in their morphology, habits and evolution.