Sphecius speciosus

Other Orders in the Insecta Class

  • Coleoptera - beetles

  • Dictyoptera - mantids and cockroaches

  • Diptera - flies

  • Hemiptera - true bugs

  • Homoptera - cicadas, hoppers, whiteflies, aphids & scales

  • Hymenoptera - ants, bees, wasps and sawflies

  • Lepidoptera - butterflies and moths

  • Odonata - dragonflies

  • Orthoptera - grasshoppers and kin

  • Phasmida - walkingsticks


    • Note that this is not yet a complete listing of all Order Hymenoptera in Florida, only those contained in the Wild Florida Photo database.

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    Animal Kingdom

    ants, bees, wasps and sawflies

    Order: Hymenoptera







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      Donald J. Borror and Richard E. White
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