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Grass-carrying Wasps
Isodontia
Isodontia (from Greek ισος + όδονς 'equal teeth') is a genus belonging to the family Sphecidae. Adults emerge from their cocoons in early summer, and usually make nests lined with grass or hay in hollow plant cavities. This has led to their common name being grass-carrying wasps. The larvae are often fed Orthoptera that the adult has paralyzed.
32 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp
speciesIsodontia mexicana
Brown-legged Grass-carrying Wasp
speciesIsodontia auripes
Elegant Grass-carrying Wasp
speciesIsodontia elegans
Isodontia philadelphica
speciesIsodontia philadelphica
Isodontia exornata
speciesIsodontia exornata
Isodontia diodon
speciesIsodontia diodon
Isodontia nigella
speciesIsodontia nigella
Isodontia apicalis
speciesIsodontia apicalis
Isodontia splendidula
speciesIsodontia splendidula
Isodontia severini
speciesIsodontia severini
Isodontia edax
speciesIsodontia edax
Isodontia aurifrons
speciesIsodontia aurifrons
Isodontia cyanipennis
speciesIsodontia cyanipennis
Isodontia paludosa
speciesIsodontia paludosa
Isodontia harmandi
speciesIsodontia harmandi
Isodontia obscurella
speciesIsodontia obscurella
Charcoal Digger Wasp
speciesIsodontia pelopoeiformis
Isodontia ochroptera
speciesIsodontia ochroptera
Isodontia leonina
speciesIsodontia leonina
Isodontia simoni
speciesIsodontia simoni
Isodontia formosicola
speciesIsodontia formosicola
Isodontia laevipes
speciesIsodontia laevipes
Isodontia sonani
speciesIsodontia sonani
Isodontia costipennis
speciesIsodontia costipennis
Isodontia poeyi
speciesIsodontia poeyi
Isodontia sepicola
speciesIsodontia sepicola
Isodontia auripygata
speciesIsodontia auripygata
Isodontia dolosa
speciesIsodontia dolosa
Isodontia azteca
speciesIsodontia azteca
Isodontia maidli
speciesIsodontia maidli
Isodontia pempuchi
speciesIsodontia pempuchi
Isodontia stanleyi
speciesIsodontia stanleyi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Isodontia in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 133269.