Pompilid Wasps of Virginia

Pompilid Wasps of Virginia

Rusty Spider Wasp

Tachypompilus ferrugineus, the rusty spider wasp, red-tailed spider hunter, or sometimes red-tailed spider wasp (but that name is also used for the Asian species Tachypompilus analis) is a species of spider wasp from the Americas. It preys mainly on wandering spiders, especially wolf spiders.

Episyron quinquenotatus

Episyron quinquenotatus, the white-trimmed black wasp, is a North American species of pompilid spider hunting wasp.

Anoplius americanus

Anoplius americanus is a species of blue-black spider wasp which is widely distributed in the New World.

Poecilopompilus interruptus

Poecilopompilus interruptus is a species of New World spider wasps.

Priocnemis minorata

Priocnemis minorata is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae.

Auplopus mellipes

Auplopus mellipes is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae.

Ceropales bipunctata

Ceropales bipunctata is a species of diurnal, kleptoparasitic spider wasp in the family Pompilidae. It is an obligate kleptoparasite, meaning that it must rely on the captured provisions of other spider wasps and cannot capture its own. It is found on the Atlantic Coast of North America, north to New Brunswick, Canada. . It feeds on nectar primarily from goldenrods (especially ...more ↓

Caliadurgus fasciatellus

Caliadurgus fasciatellus is a species of spider wasp from the subfamily Pepsinae found from Western Europe to the Far East of Asia.

Anoplius atrox

Anoplius atrox is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae.

Psorthaspis brimleyi

Psorthaspis brimleyi is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae.

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