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Explore 4928 species across 37 orders. Filter by taxonomy, region, or search by name.

Hymenoptera

African Weaver Ant

Oecophylla longinoda

5-10 mm
Hymenoptera

Alder Cimbicid Sawfly

Cimbex americanus

18-25 mm
Hymenoptera

Alfalfa Caterpillar Parasite

Cotesia medicaginis

2-4 mm
Hymenoptera Not Evaluated

Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee

Megachile rotundata

7-9 mm
Hymenoptera

Alfalfa Weevil Parasitoid

Bathyplectes curculionis

2-4 mm
Hymenoptera Vulnerable

Alpine Bumblebee

Bombus alpinus

14-20 mm
Hymenoptera

Amazon Ant

Polyergus breviceps

4-7 mm
Hymenoptera

Amazon Giant Centipede-Eating Ant

Dinoponera quadriceps

25-30 mm
Hymenoptera

Amazonian Fungus-Growing Ant

Atta laevigata

2-15 mm (caste dependent)
Hymenoptera

Amazonian Giant Ant

Pachycondyla villosa

12-18 mm
Hymenoptera

Amblyoponine Ant

Amblyopone australis

4-6 mm
Hymenoptera Vulnerable

American Bumble Bee

Bombus pensylvanicus

15-25 mm
Hymenoptera

American Cuckoo Wasp

Chrysis angolensis

7-12 mm
Hymenoptera Not Evaluated

American Slave-Maker Ant

Polyergus lucidus

5-7 mm
Hymenoptera

American Xyelid Sawfly

Xyela bakeri

3-5 mm
Hymenoptera Endangered

Anthricinan Yellow-Faced Bee

Hylaeus anthracinus

6-8 mm
Hymenoptera

Apache Paper Wasp

Polistes apachus

18-25 mm
Hymenoptera Not Evaluated

Aphid Mummy Wasp

Aphidius ervi

2-3 mm
Hymenoptera

Aphidius Wasp

Aphidius colemani

1.5-2.5 mm
Hymenoptera Not Evaluated

Aphytis Wasp

Aphytis melinus

0.8-1.2 mm
Hymenoptera

Apple Sawfly

Hoplocampa testudinea

6-7 mm
Hymenoptera

Arctic Ant

Leptothorax acervorum

2-4 mm
Hymenoptera

Arctic Bumblebee

Bombus polaris

15-22 mm
Hymenoptera

Arctic Parasitic Wasp

Hyposoter horticola

6-10 mm
Hymenoptera

Arctic Sawfly

Amauronematus abnormis

5-8 mm
Hymenoptera

Argentine Ant

Linepithema humile

2-3 mm
Hymenoptera

Army Ant

Eciton burchellii

3-12 mm
Hymenoptera

Ash Whitefly Parasitoid

Encarsia inaron

0.5-1 mm
Hymenoptera

Ashy Mining Bee

Andrena cineraria

10-14 mm
Hymenoptera

Asian Army Ant

Aenictus laeviceps

2-4 mm
Hymenoptera

Asian Giant Hornet

Vespa mandarinia

45-55 mm
Hymenoptera

Asian Horntail

Urocerus antennatus

20-35 mm
Hymenoptera

Asian Marauder Army Ant

Dorylus laevigatus

2-10 mm
Hymenoptera

Asian Mud Dauber

Sceliphron curvatum

15-25 mm
Hymenoptera

Asian Needle Ant

Brachyponera chinensis

3-5 mm
Hymenoptera

Asian Proceratium

Proceratium japonicum

2.5-3 mm
Hymenoptera

Asian Trap-jaw Ant

Odontomachus rixosus

8-11 mm
Hymenoptera

Asian Velvet Ant

Smicromyrme rufipes

8-14 mm
Hymenoptera

Australian Army Ant

Leptogenys falcigera

4-7 mm
Hymenoptera

Australian Bull Ant

Myrmecia pyriformis

15-25 mm
Hymenoptera

Australian Flower Wasp

Campsomeris tasmaniensis

15-25 mm
Hymenoptera

Australian Large-headed Bee

Stenotritus greavesi

12-16 mm
Hymenoptera

Australian Paper Wasp

Polistes humilis

15-20 mm
Hymenoptera

Australian Satin Sawfly

Perga lewisi

14-20 mm
Hymenoptera

Australian Stink Ant

Iridomyrmex bicknelli

3-5 mm
Hymenoptera

Australian Velvet Ant

Ephutomorpha queenslandica

8-15 mm
Hymenoptera

Bald-faced Hornet

Dolichovespula maculata

15-20 mm
Hymenoptera

Balsam Fir Sawfly

Neodiprion abietis

6-8 mm
Hymenoptera

Banchine Wasp

Banchus falcatorius

12-16 mm
Hymenoptera

Banded Chalcid Wasp

Chalcis sispes

5-8 mm
Hymenoptera

Banded Ichneumon

Ichneumon xanthorius

14-18 mm
Hymenoptera

Banded Velvet Ant

Dasymutilla occidentalis africana

12-20 mm
Hymenoptera

Bean Aphid Parasite

Lysiphlebus fabarum

1.5-2.5 mm
Hymenoptera

Bicolored Pennant Ant

Tetraponera rufonigra

6-10 mm
Hymenoptera

Bicolored Trailing Ant

Monacis bispinosa

2-3 mm
Hymenoptera

Birch Leaf-Roller Sawfly

Pamphilius betulae

9-13 mm
Hymenoptera Not Evaluated

Birch Leafminer

Fenusa pusilla

3-4 mm (adult)
Hymenoptera

Birch Sawfly

Cimbex femoratus

20-28 mm
Hymenoptera

Black and Gold Velvet Ant

Dasymutilla nigripes

10-16 mm
Hymenoptera

Black Garden Ant

Lasius niger

3-5 mm
Hymenoptera

Black Headed Birch Sawfly

Craesus alniastri

7-9 mm
Hymenoptera Not Evaluated

Black Horntail

Xeris spectrum

15–32 mm
Hymenoptera

Black Ichneumon Wasp

Coelichneumon deliratorius

18-25 mm
Hymenoptera Not Evaluated

Black Imported Fire Ant

Solenopsis richteri

2-6 mm
Hymenoptera

Black Leafcutter Ant

Acromyrmex lobicornis

3-9 mm
Hymenoptera

Black Slip Wasp

Pimpla instigator

12-16 mm
Hymenoptera

Black-Headed Ash Sawfly

Tethida barda

6-8 mm
Hymenoptera

Blackberry Leaf Miner

Metallus pumilus

3-4 mm
Hymenoptera

Blood Bee

Sphecodes monilicornis

7-9 mm
Hymenoptera

Blue Ant

Diamma bicolor

20-25 mm
Hymenoptera

Blue Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa caerulea

20-23 mm
Hymenoptera

Blue Cuckoo Wasp

Trichrysis cyanea

5-8 mm
Hymenoptera Not Evaluated

Blue Horntail

Sirex juvencus

12–30 mm
Hymenoptera

Blue Mason Bee

Osmia caerulescens

7-10 mm
Hymenoptera

Blue Morpho Caterpillar Parasite Wasp

Conura acuta

5-10 mm
Hymenoptera

Blue Mud Dauber

Chalybion californicum

10-23 mm
Hymenoptera

Blue Orchard Bee

Osmia lignaria

10-14 mm
Hymenoptera

Blue-Banded Bee

Amegilla cingulata

10-12 mm
Hymenoptera

Blue-black Spider Wasp

Anoplius viaticus

8-15 mm
Hymenoptera

Blue-winged Scoliid Wasp

Scolia dubia

18-25 mm
Hymenoptera

Blunthorn Bee

Melitta haemorrhoidalis

10-13 mm
Hymenoptera

Bordered Rose Sawfly

Arge cyanocrocea

7-10 mm
Hymenoptera

Boreal Bumblebee

Bombus borealis

12-17 mm
Hymenoptera Not Evaluated

Brachymeria Chalcid

Brachymeria intermedia

3-5 mm
Hymenoptera

Braconid Mummy Wasp

Aphidius matricariae

1.5-2 mm
Hymenoptera

Brazilian Eucalyptus Sawfly

Deuteronomus amoenus

8-12 mm
Hymenoptera

Brazilian Pergid Sawfly

Perreyia flavipes

8-12 mm
Hymenoptera Near Threatened

Brazilian Stingless Bee

Melipona quadrifasciata

10-12 mm
Hymenoptera

Brazilian Wanderer Spider Wasp

Pepsis fabricius

35-55 mm
Hymenoptera Near Threatened

Broad-faced Sweat Bee

Lasioglossum platycephalum

7-9 mm
Hymenoptera Near Threatened

Broad-footed Colletes

Colletes halophilus

9-12 mm
Hymenoptera

Bronze Furrow Bee

Halictus tumulorum

6-8 mm
Hymenoptera

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

11-22 mm
Hymenoptera

Buffish Mining Bee

Andrena nigroaenea

12-15 mm
Hymenoptera

Bulldog Ant

Myrmecia gulosa

15-25 mm
Hymenoptera

Bullet Ant

Paraponera clavata

18-30 mm
Hymenoptera

Cabbage Looper Parasite

Microplitis plutellae

2-4 mm
Hymenoptera

California Harvester Ant

Pogonomyrmex californicus

5-7 mm
Hymenoptera

Cape Honey Bee

Apis mellifera capensis

Workers 11-13 mm
Hymenoptera Data Deficient

Cape Oil-collecting Bee

Rediviva neliana

10-14 mm