Most observed native spider wasps, velvet ants, and allies
Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.
Plant eaters All
20 native animals that feed on plants, most observed first.
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Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla occidentalis
19,262 observations
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Thisbe's Tarantula-hawk Wasp
Pepsis thisbe
7,657 observations
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Rusty Spider Wasp
Tachypompilus ferrugineus
5,572 observations
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Milde's Tarantula-hawk Wasp
Pepsis mildei
3,191 observations
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Eastern Tawny-Horned Spider Wasp
Entypus unifasciatus
2,966 observations
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Priocnemis minorata
2,495 observations
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Spider Wasp
Ceropales maculata
1,105 observations
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Two-spotted Spider Wasp
Episyron biguttatus
1,000 observations
Flower visitors All
54 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most observed first.
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Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla occidentalis
19,262 observations
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Thisbe's Tarantula-hawk Wasp
Pepsis thisbe
7,657 observations
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Rusty Spider Wasp
Tachypompilus ferrugineus
5,572 observations
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Dasymutilla vestita 3,906 observations
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Milde's Tarantula-hawk Wasp
Pepsis mildei
3,191 observations
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Eastern Tawny-Horned Spider Wasp
Entypus unifasciatus
2,966 observations
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Priocnemis minorata
2,495 observations
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Dasymutilla ursus
1,911 observations
Other species All
175 native species with no plant ties on record, most observed first.
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Pacific Velvet Ant Dasymutilla aureola 7,772 observations
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Klug's Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla klugii
2,909 observations
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Sacken's Velvet Ant Dasymutilla sackenii 2,809 observations
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Pseudomethoca simillima
2,756 observations
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Dasymutilla bioculata
2,591 observations
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Four-spotted Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla quadriguttata
2,437 observations
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Sphaeropthalma pensylvanica
1,834 observations
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Dasymutilla californica
1,407 observations