Species search

All the species that have been added to this database have been found and (with a very few exceptions) photographed in Heene Cemetery. [Number of species matching these criteria: 21.]

Chalcid wasp - unnamed 1

Chalcid wasps are small wasps often with attractive colours.

(Torymus sp.)

(Chalcid wasps)

Chalcid wasp - unnamed 2

This is a small wasp in the Chalcid family, a family within the Chalcidoidea super-family.

(Chalcid sp.)

(Chalcid wasps)

The Common Wasp has a characteristic pattern of yellow and black bands down the abdomen and an anchor-shaped mark on its face.

(Vespula vulgaris)

(Wasps)

Flat wasp - unnamed 1

Bethylid (or 'flat') wasps are small parasitic wasps that attack the larvae of beetles, weevils and moths.

(Bethylus sp.)

(Flat wasps)

German Wasps are common throughout Britain, especially in the south.

(Vespula germanica)

(Wasps)

Ichneumon wasp - unnamed 1

Ichneumon wasps are a family of 'parasitoids' that usually attack butterflies and moths.

(Ephialtes manifestator)

(Ichneumon wasps)

Ichneumon wasp - unnamed 2

Diplazon laetatorius is a parasitoid ichneumon wasp that specializes in laying eggs in hoverfly larvae.

(Diplazon laetatorius)

(Ichneumon wasps)

Ichneumon wasp - unnamed 3

This wasp is a parasite of Ermine moths in Britain.

(Hepiopelmus variegatorius)

(Ichneumon wasps)

Ichneumon wasp - unnamed 4

This ichneumon wasp parasitizes a family of smaller wasps (including the Sphecidae) that build their nests in burrows or tree stumps.

(Perithous scurra)

(Ichneumon wasps)

Ichneumon wasp - unnamed 5

This ichneumon wasp is a member of the Cryptinae subfamily (consisting of perhaps 20 members).

(Ischnus inquisitorius)

(Ichneumon wasps)

Ichneumon wasp - unnamed 6

This ichneumon wasp is a member of the Ichneumoninae subfamily (consisting of perhaps 65 members).

(Amblyteles armatorius)

(Ichneumon wasps)

Knopper Oak Gall Wasp

The Knopper Oak Gall Wasp lays its eggs in oak acorns, causing an obvious deformity, which is probably chemically induced.

(Andricus quercuscalicis)

(Gall Wasps)

Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp

This small wasp measures between 8 and 12 millimetres in length, males typically being smaller than this.

(Cerceris rybyensis )

(Sand wasps)

Potter Spider Wasp

Auplopus carbonarius captures and paralyses spiders so as to keep them as their larvae develop.

(Auplopus carbonarius)

(Spider-hunting wasps)

Ancistrocerus wasps are solitary, with females nesting alone.

(Ancistrocerus sp.)

(Potter wasps)

Ram's-horn Gall Wasp

The adult wasps appear to choose oak trees as their host, including the Pedunculate Oak.

(Andricus aries)

(Gall Wasps)

Sand wasp - unnamed 1

The individual wasp spotted in the cemetery in late July 2023 belongs to the Ectemnius family.

(Ectemnius sp.)

(Sand wasps)

Sand wasp - unnamed 2

This small sand wasp in the genus Psenulus nests in dead wood and stems, and preys on aphids.

(Psenulus sp.)

(Sand wasps)

Smooth Pea Gall Wasp

These galls grow on the leaves of the Dog Rose and other wild roses.

(Diplolepis sp.)

(Gall Wasps)

Spangle Gall Wasp

The Spangle Gall Wasp is a small wasp that lays its eggs on the underside of Oak tree leaves.

(Neuroterus quercusbaccarum)

(Gall Wasps)

Two-banded Hopper Wolf

This yellow-banded, waisted wasp was seen in the cemetery in July 2024.

(Lestiphorus bicinctus)

(Sand wasps)