Wasps On Mountain Mint

American Sand Wasp/Bembix americana.

Here’s another. The most frequently seen wasp on these flowers at Bush Terminal. There’s a good bit of sandy soil around, which is what these nest in.

They feed their young flower flies. Not maggots, adult flies.

Bicyrtes ventralis. This is another sand wasp (Bembicinae), a hunter of true bugs. First time I’ve seen one of these.

More commonly seen are Four-banded Stink Bug Wasps/Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus, whose prey is elucidated in their common name.

Thynnid Wasp/Myzinum, female.