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Genus
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Family
Order
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Kingdom
1
No Common Name
Leptochilus
acolhuus
0
Sand Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
No Common Name
Euodynerus
annulatus
2
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
2
Blackjacket
Vespula
consobrina
5
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
3
No Common Name
Ancistrocerus
lutonidus
1
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
4
No Common Name
Euodynerus
leucomelas
0
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
5
Euodynerus undescribed species F
Euodynerus
undescribed species f
2
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
6
No Common Name
Euodynerus
megaera
25
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
7
Southern Yellowjacket
Vespula
squamosa
76
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
8
No Common Name
Stenodynerus
lineatifrons
1
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
9
No Common Name
Parancistrocerus
pedestris
0
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
10
Eastern Yellowjacket
Vespula
maculifrons
393
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
11
No Common Name
Parancistrocerus
fulvipes
52
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
12
No Common Name
Vespula
alascensis
0
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
13
No Common Name
Parancistrocerus
salcularis
0
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
14
Northern Paper Wasp
Polistes
fuscatus
444
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
15
No Common Name
Polistes
parametricus
22
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
16
No Common Name
Ancistrocerus
adiabatus
177
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
17
No Common Name
Parazumia
symmorpha
8
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
18
Coarse-backed Red Paper Wasp
Polistes
rubiginosus
3
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
19
No Common Name
Polistes
hirsuticornis
1
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
20
No Common Name
Parancistrocerus
histrio
63
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
21
Ringed Paper Wasp
Polistes
annularis
19
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
22
No Common Name
Ancistrocerus
albophaleratus
0
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
23
No Common Name
Stenodynerus
anormis
0
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
24
No Common Name
Ancistrocerus
campestris
148
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
25
No Common Name
Euodynerus
hidalgo
boreoorientalis
104
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
26
Common Aerial Yellowjacket
Dolichovespula
arenaria
16
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
27
No Common Name
Euodynerus
boscii
0
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
28
No Common Name
Stenodynerus
fundatiformis
gonosceles
0
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
29
No Common Name
Eumenes
fraternus
271
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
30
No Common Name
Zethus
spinipes
variegatus
65
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
31
Forest Yellowjacket
Vespula
acadica
0
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
32
No Common Name
Ancistrocerus
unifasciatus
5
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
33
European Hornet
Vespa
crabro
422
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
34
No Common Name
Zethus
spinipes
spinipes
7
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
35
Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula
flavopilosa
21
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
36
Spinola's Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus
spinolae
1
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
37
No Common Name
Leptochilus
republicanus
20
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
38
Widow Yellowjacket
Vespula
vidua
10
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
39
No Common Name
Leptochilus
sp.
2
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
40
No Common Name
Euodynerus
castigatus
0
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
41
Bald-faced Hornet
Dolichovespula
maculata
340
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
42
No Common Name
Euodynerus
crypticus
8
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
43
Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus
capra
92
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
44
No Common Name
Euodynerus
foraminatus
39
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
45
No Common Name
Euodynerus
schwarzi
33
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
46
European Paper Wasp
Polistes
dominula
64
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
47
No Common Name
Parancistrocerus
pensylvanicus
0
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
48
No Common Name
Polistes
metricus
279
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
49
No Common Name
Polistes
dorsalis
dorsalis
22
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
50
No Common Name
Parancistrocerus
perennis
151
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
51
No Common Name
Parancistrocerus
vagus
0
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
52
Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Monobia
quadridens
325
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
53
No Common Name
Symmorphus
canadensis
12
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
54
No Common Name
Sapyga
centrata
4
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
55
European Tube Wasp
Ancistrocerus
gazella
17
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
56
No Common Name
Pseudodynerus
quadrisectus
79
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
57
No Common Name
Ancistrocerus
catskill
0
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
58
No Common Name
Stenodynerus
ammonia
ammonia
0
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
59
Common Paper Wasp
Polistes
exclamans
150
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
60
No Common Name
Polistes
bellicosus
9
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
61
Parasitic Yellowjacket
Dolichovespula
arctica
3
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
62
Cross Potter Wasp
Eumenes
crucifera
0
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
63
No Common Name
Stenodynerus
blepharus
0
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
64
German Yellowjacket
Vespula
germanica
28
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
65
No Common Name
Parancistrocerus
leionotus
15
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
66
Northern Aerial Yellowjacket
Dolichovespula
norvegicoides
0
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
67
No Common Name
Stenodynerus
histrionalis
0
Vespid Wasps
Vespidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
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