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1 0 Wasp with Prey

Wasp with Prey

by JillBlackPuketapapa, Auckland, New Zealand

Wasp with spider it had caught

0 0 Black Cockroach Hunter Wasp

Black Cockroach Hunter Wasp

by JillBlackPuketapapa, Auckland, New Zealand

Endemic small shiny black New

0 0 Paper Wasp

Paper Wasp

by JillBlackPuketapapa, Auckland, New Zealand

0 4 Black Hunting Wasp

Black Hunting Wasp

by Max GallagherChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

A black wasp with oily or metallic wings. ...

3 0 Sand Wasp

Sand Wasp

by JillBlackRodney, Auckland, New Zealand

Spotted with caterpillar larva at Omaha beach in

3 1 Common Wasp

Common Wasp

by JillBlackAuckland, New Zealand

0 0 Wasp

Wasp

by Little_BettyHamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

County , open fields and rolling hills.

2 0 Asian paper wasp

Asian paper wasp

by ChristianNZAuckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Wasp, not sure what kind, approximately 2 ...

0 0 Paper Wasp (Asian)

Paper Wasp (Asian)

by JillBlackAuckland, New Zealand

Paper wasps are longer and more slender ...

0 0 Red Soldier Ichneumonid

Red Soldier Ichneumonid

by kerrydonovanbrownWellington, New Zealand

A wasp on the window. We let it out.

0 0 Asian paper wasp

Asian paper wasp

by Andrea LimWaikato, New Zealand

New

0 2 some sort of wasp

some sort of wasp

by kingnhPorirua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

wasp like black with yellow bands

1 0 Wasp nest.

Wasp nest.

by MikeLooseHamilton, New Zealand

Nest was in a shrub beside the house. I think it a German

1 2 Australian paper wasp (nest)

Australian paper wasp (nest)

by JillBlackPuketapapa, Auckland, New Zealand

Spotted under the eves of garden shed

1 0 Paper Wasp (Larva)

Paper Wasp (Larva)

by JillBlackAuckland, New Zealand

There are two types of paper wasp in

0 0 Common Wasp

Common Wasp

by Andrea LimWaikato, New Zealand

Yellow and black wasp to 20mm in length. ...

1 0 Australian Paper Wasp

Australian Paper Wasp

by JillBlackPuketapapa, Auckland, New Zealand

Also called Tasmanian paper wasp. Arrived ...

3 4 Lemon tree borer Wasp

Lemon tree borer Wasp

by JillBlackAuckland, New Zealand

The lemon tree borer Ichneumonid is a Native

1 2 German wasp

German wasp

by MikeLooseManawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

I would have described this as a paper wasp ...

2 0 Xanthocryptus Novozealandicus (NZ Wasp)

Xanthocryptus Novozealandicus (NZ Wasp)

by WildchildWellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Native Wasp, black body with white spots, ...

0 0 Wasp (Asian Paper)

Wasp (Asian Paper)

by JillBlackAuckland, New Zealand

Paper wasps are longer and more slender ...

4 1 European Tube Wasp

European Tube Wasp

by JillBlackPuketapapa, Auckland, New Zealand

Small wasp often seen around windows frames ...

0 0 Common Wasp

Common Wasp

by MudWiggleWest Coast, New Zealand

Common Wasp, black and gold striped

0 0 Orange Ichneumonoid (Producta)

Orange Ichneumonoid (Producta)

by JillBlackAuckland, Waikato, New Zealand

A noctural New

0 0 Scarlet Rata

Scarlet Rata

by Andrea LimWaikato, New Zealand

Forest liane endemic to New

0 0 Common Wasp feeding

Common Wasp feeding

by JillBlackPuketapapa, Auckland, New Zealand

Spotted this common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) ...

4 1 European Potter Wasp

European Potter Wasp

by WildchildWellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Think this is a Potter wasp rather than a ...

0 0 Golden spider wasp

Golden spider wasp

by DespinaTsafetopoulouWellington, New Zealand

Spictostethus nitidus is a native wasp ...

3 0 Bumblebee

Bumblebee

by DespinaTsafetopoulouWellington, New Zealand

, all introduced and naturalized... http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by kerrydonovanbrownWellington, New Zealand

This striking little wasp was racing across ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Max GallagherChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

A little black bee or wasp on my skin. It ...

0 1 Wasp (Ichneumonid spp.)

Wasp (Ichneumonid spp.)

by JillBlackAuckland, New Zealand

"Ngaro whiore" or Ichneumon wasps are a ...

0 0 German Wasp

German Wasp

by JillBlackAuckland, New Zealand

but the German wasp has black dots along ...

1 0 Asian Paper Wasp

Asian Paper Wasp

by Anh TuanThành phố Sa Đéc, Đồng Tháp, Viet Nam

Body length 12 mm

2 1 Wapi (Paper Wasp Nest)

Wapi (Paper Wasp Nest)

by JillBlackAuckland, New Zealand

Paper wasp in the process of making a nest. ...

0 0 Lemon tree borer Ichneumonid

Lemon tree borer Ichneumonid

by JillBlackAuckland, Waikato, New Zealand

A Native species of Ichneumonid parasitic

3 0 Kākā

Kākā

by AndyNewmanPorirua, Wellington, New Zealand

This is a North Island Kākā. An inquisitive and friendly native parrot of

1 0 New Zealand Kingfisher

New Zealand Kingfisher

by JillBlackWhau, Auckland, New Zealand

Also called Sacred Kingfisher or Kotare. Crown deep green, grading at sides to ...

0 0 European Wasp

European Wasp

by akussrUSA

, including North America, South America (Argentina and Chile), Australia, and ...

0 0 German wasp

German wasp

by cuteauxRhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Vespula germanica (European wasp, German ...

0 0 Asian Paper Wasp

Asian Paper Wasp

by AudieWilkins충청북도 (Chungcheongbuk-do), Republic of Korea

Approx. 25~30 mm.

1 0 Banded Caterpillar Parasite Wasp

Banded Caterpillar Parasite Wasp

by twolittletoddiesWanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Around 2cm in size, so quite small and has mostly a black body with white ...

3 0 Monarch butterfly

Monarch butterfly

by ChristianNZAuckland, Auckland, New Zealand

chrysalises are otherwise prone to be eating by

1 3 Unknown hopper

Unknown hopper

by Andrea LimWaikato, New Zealand

Small hopper larvae (?) to 5mm body length. It just looked like dirt on a leaf, ...

2 8 Threatening Jumping Spider

Threatening Jumping Spider

by Argy BeeMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

A small jumping spider with pale, mottled, narrow abdomen and banded, ...

0 0 Common wasp / Obična osa

Common wasp / Obična osa

by injicaCroatia

The common wasp is a eusocial vespid which ...

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