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5 species

Abispa ephippium (Potter wasp, Mason wasp)

Crabroninae (subfamily) (Unidentified solitary wasp)

Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus (Red paper wasp)

Polistes (Polistella) humilis (Common Paper Wasp)

Sceliphron laetum (Common mud dauber wasp)

Species Richness Score (SRS)

430

• Area (hectares) 82.03 ha
• Survey Effort Score (SES) 5.34 sightings per ha

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Conservation level

Invasiveness

Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

• Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae)
• Parasitic wasps (numerous families)
• Potter wasps (Vespidae, Eumeninae)
• Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae)
• Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae)
• Spider wasps (Pompilidae)
• Other wasps
• Velvet Ants (Mutillidae)

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