Calgary Insect Pollinators Guide

This is a beginning guide to Calgary's insect pollinators. The goal is to highlight some of the many insect pollinators you may encounter in the city and through participating in the Calgary Pollinator Count (see ...more ↓

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Odynerus dilectus ¹

Pterocheilus quinquefasciatus

European Paper Wasp ²
Polistes dominula

Blackjacket ³
Vespula consobrina

Lobed Mason Wasp ⁴
Ancistrocerus antilope

Cross Potter Wasp ⁵
Eumenes crucifera

Stenodynerus anormis ⁶

Pseudepipona herrichii ⁷

Euodynerus foraminatus ⁸

Symmorphus ⁹

Arctic Aerial Yellowjacket ¹⁰
Dolichovespula albida

Parasitic Aerial Yellowjacket ¹¹
Dolichovespula arctica

Common Aerial Yellowjacket ¹²
Dolichovespula arenaria

Bald-faced Hornet ¹³
Dolichovespula maculata

Northern Aerial Yellowjacket ⁴
Dolichovespula norvegicoides

Alaska Yellowjacket ¹⁴
Vespula alascensis

Prairie Yellowjacket ¹⁵
Vespula atropilosa

Western Yellowjacket ¹⁶
Vespula pensylvanica

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Calgary Insect Pollinators Guide

Odynerus dilectus 1

Pterocheilus quinquefasciatus

European Paper Wasp 2 Polistes dominula

Blackjacket 3 Vespula consobrina

Lobed Mason Wasp 4 Ancistrocerus antilope

Cross Potter Wasp 5 Eumenes crucifera

Stenodynerus anormis 6

Pseudepipona herrichii 7

Euodynerus foraminatus 8

Symmorphus 9

Arctic Aerial Yellowjacket 10 Dolichovespula albida

Parasitic Aerial Yellowjacket 11 Dolichovespula arctica

Common Aerial Yellowjacket 12 Dolichovespula arenaria

Bald-faced Hornet 13 Dolichovespula maculata

Northern Aerial Yellowjacket 4 Dolichovespula norvegicoides

Alaska Yellowjacket 14 Vespula alascensis

Prairie Yellowjacket 15 Vespula atropilosa

Western Yellowjacket 16 Vespula pensylvanica