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NPS National Capital Region Bees and Wasps

A list of the bees and wasps that have been observed in the National Parks of the National Capital Region. This includes parks like Catoctin Mountain Park, Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, Prince William Forest Park, Manassas National Battlefield Park, and Wolf Trap National Park for the ...more ↓

Bicolored Agapostemon 1
Agapostemon virescens
Carlin's Andrena 2
Andrena carlini
European Wool Carder Bee 3
Anthidium manicatum
Anthidium oblongatum 4
Honey Bee 5
Apis mellifera
Pure Green Augochlora 6
Augochlora pura
Augochlorella aurata 7
Bembix americana spinolae 8
Brown-belted Bumblebee 9
Bombus griseocollis
Common Eastern Bumblebee 10
Bombus impatiens
American Bumble Bee 11
Bombus pensylvanicus
Confusing Bumble Bee 12
Bombus perplexus
Spurred Ceratina 13
Ceratina calcarata
Nimble Ceratina 14
Ceratina strenua
Cellophane Bee 2
Colletes compactus
Bald-faced Hornet 15
Dolichovespula maculata
Eumenes fraternus 16
Southern Bronze Furrow Bee 2
Halictus confusus
Halictus ligatus 17
Orange-legged Furrow Bee 18
Halictus rubicundus
Lasioglossum bruneri 13
Lasioglossum cressonii
Lasioglossum fuscipenne 19
Lasioglossum hitchensi
Lasioglossum imitatum 14
Lasioglossum leucocomum 20
Lasioglossum pilosum 14
Lasioglossum quebecense 21
Lasioglossum weemsi
Macrocentrus ancylivorus
Common Little Leaf-Cutter Bee 22
Megachile brevis
Broad-Handed Little Leaf-Cutter Bee 11
Megachile latimanus
Flat-tailed Leaf-cutter Bee 23
Megachile mendica
Alfalfa Leaf-Cutter Bee 12
Megachile rotundata
Stump Stabber 24
Megarhyssa macrurus
Agile Long-Horned Bee 12
Melissodes agilis
Two-Spotted Long-Horned Bee 12
Melissodes bimaculata
Thistle Long-Horned Bee 12
Melissodes desponsa
American Pelecinid Wasp 25
Pelecinus polyturator
Eastern Cucurbit Bee 26
Peponapis pruinosa
Tarantula Hawk 27
Pepsis formosa
Northern Paper Wasp 28
Polistes fuscatus
Paper Wasp 29
Polistes fuscatus pallipes
Hibiscus Bee 14
Ptilothrix bombiformis
Black and Yellow Mud Dauber 23
Sceliphron caementarium
Eastern Cicada Killer 30
Sphecius speciosus
Apple Seed Chalcid
Torymus varians
Trichogramma minutum
Eastern Yellowjacket 31
Vespula maculifrons
Eastern Carpenter Bee 32
Xylocopa virginica

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