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Field Guide to the Wildlife of Shelby Forest, Tennessee

This is a field guide to the wildlife of Shelby Forest, including the Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park. Shelby forest is located in Shelby County, which is in southwestern Tennessee about 20 miles northwest of Memphis.

The guide is compiled by Elin Pierce, Ph.D., a professional wildlife ...more ↓

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European honey bee ¹
Apis mellifera

Common Eastern Bumble Bee ²
Bombus impatiens

Thread-waisted wasp ³
Eremnophila aureonotata

Metallic Green Bees ⁴
Agapostemon

hornets, hornets and yellowjackets, paper wasps, potter wasps, and yellowjackets ⁵
Vespidae

potter wasp ⁶
Eumenes fraternus

Northern Paper Wasp ⁷
Polistes fuscatus

Metricus Paper Wasp ⁸
Polistes metricus

Velvet Ant ⁹
Dasymutilla occidentalis

Double-banded Scoliid ¹⁰
Scolia bicincta

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Field Guide to the Wildlife of Shelby Forest, Tennessee

European honey bee 1 Apis mellifera

Common Eastern Bumble Bee 2 Bombus impatiens

Thread-waisted wasp 3 Eremnophila aureonotata

Metallic Green Bees 4 Agapostemon

hornets, hornets and yellowjackets, paper wasps, potter wasps, and yellowjackets 5 Vespidae

potter wasp 6 Eumenes fraternus

Northern Paper Wasp 7 Polistes fuscatus

Metricus Paper Wasp 8 Polistes metricus

Velvet Ant 9 Dasymutilla occidentalis

Double-banded Scoliid 10 Scolia bicincta