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Insects of Overton Park's Old Forest, Memphis, TN

A guide to insects observed in the Old Forest State Natural Area of Overton Park, Memphis, Tennessee.

Eremnophila aureonotata 1
Ammophila pictipennis 2
Sphex dorsalis 3
Golden-reined Digger Wasp 4
Sphex habenus
Katydid Wasp 5
Sphex nudus
Nearctic Blue Mud-dauber Wasp 6
Chalybion californicum
Steel-blue Cricket-hunter Wasp 7
Chlorion aerarium
Humped Beewolf 8
Philanthus gibbosus
Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp 9
Sphecius speciosus
Common Eastern Bumble Bee 10
Bombus impatiens
American Bumble Bee 11
Bombus pensylvanicus
Western Honey Bee 12
Apis mellifera
Nimble Carpenter Bee 8
Ceratina strenua
Eastern Carpenter Bee 13
Xylocopa virginica
Imbricate Cuckoo Nomad Bee 14
Nomada imbricata
Pure Green Sweat Bee 15
Augochlora pura
Green Metallic Sweat Bee 8
Augochloropsis metallica
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee 16
Agapostemon virescens
Parallel-striped Sweat Bee 17
Halictus parallelus
Ligated Furrow Bee 18
Halictus ligatus
Dark-winged Sweat Bee 19
Lasioglossum fuscipenne
Chelostoma philadelphi 14
Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee 20
Megachile xylocopoides
Ferruginous Carpenter Ant 8
Camponotus chromaiodes
Small Honey Ant 21
Prenolepis imparis
Pseudomethoca frigida 22
Pseudomethoca simillima 23
Common Eastern Velvet Ant 9
Dasymutilla occidentalis
Double-banded Scoliid Wasp 24
Scolia bicincta
Blue-winged Scoliid Wasp 25
Scolia dubia
Noble Scoliid Wasp 9
Scolia nobilitata
Four-toothed Mason Wasp 26
Monobia quadridens
Fraternal Potter Wasp 27
Eumenes fraternus
Euodynerus megaera 11
Pseudodynerus quadrisectus 28
Metric Paper Wasp 11
Polistes metricus
Ringed Paper Wasp 29
Polistes annularis
Guinea Paper Wasp 30
Polistes exclamans
Eastern Yellowjacket 2
Vespula maculifrons
Poecilopompilus interruptus 31
Five-banded Thynnid Wasp 32
Myzinum quinquecinctum

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