Family

Square-headed Wasps, Sand Wasps, and Allies

Crabronidae

22 species in our catalog · found in 26 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies)
FamilyCrabronidae (Square-headed Wasps, Sand Wasps, and Allies)

Species in this group

Bembix furcata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pison spinolae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bembix americana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphecius speciosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stictia signata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Tachysphex nigerrimus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Microbembex monodonta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Philanthus triangulum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stictia maculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stizus occidentalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Philanthus loeflingi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bicyrtes variegatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trypoxylon politum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mellinus arvensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Philanthus gibbosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cerceris rybyensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Philanthus bilunatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bembix amoena

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ectemnius continuus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Aphilanthops frigidus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Liris bembesianus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Philanthus histrio

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Square-headed Wasps, Sand Wasps, and Allies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 22	~30%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			~10%
	Microbembex monodonta			~10%
	American Sand Wasp			~10%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			~10%
2	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 22	~20%
	New Zealand Mason Wasp			~10%
	Black Cockroach-Hunter Wasp			~10%
3	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 22	~20%
	European Beewolf			~10%
	Ornate-Tailed Digger Wasp			~10%
	Field Digger Wasp			~10%
4	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 22	~20%
	Two Moons Beewolf			~10%
	Common Ectemnius			<5%
	American Sand Wasp			<5%
	Eastern Ant-Queen Kidnapper			<5%
5	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~20%
	Organ-Pipe Mud-Dauber Wasp			~10%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			~10%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			~10%
6	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	~20%
	Blue Sand Wasp			~20%
7	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			~10%
	Field Digger Wasp			<5%
	Ornate-Tailed Digger Wasp			<5%
8	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	~10%
	American Sand Wasp			~10%
9	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 22	~10%
	Stictia signata			~10%
10	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			~10%
	Organ-Pipe Mud-Dauber Wasp			~10%
11	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 22	~10%
	Stictia signata			~10%
12	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			<5%
	Loefling's Beewolf			<5%
	Philanthus histrio			<5%
13	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 22	~10%
	Black Cockroach-Hunter Wasp			~10%
14	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 22	~10%
	Stictia maculata			~10%
15	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			~10%
16	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 22	~10%
	New Zealand Mason Wasp			~10%
17	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	~10%
	Stizus occidentalis			~10%
18	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 22	~10%
	Loefling's Beewolf			~10%
19	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 22	~10%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			~10%
20	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 22	~10%
	American Sand Wasp			~10%
21	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 22	~10%
	Bicyrtes variegatus			~10%
22	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 22	~10%
	Field Digger Wasp			~10%
23	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	<5%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			<5%
24	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	<5%
	American Sand Wasp			<5%
25	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	<5%
	Bembix amoena			<5%
26	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 22	<5%
	Liris bembesianus			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 22	~30%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			~10%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			~10%
	American Sand Wasp			<5%
	Two Moons Beewolf			<5%
	Common Ectemnius			<5%
2	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 22	~30%
	European Beewolf			~20%
	Ornate-Tailed Digger Wasp			~10%
3	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	8 of 22	~30%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			~10%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			~10%
	American Sand Wasp			<5%
	Two Moons Beewolf			<5%
	Microbembex monodonta			<5%
	Common Ectemnius			<5%
	Organ-Pipe Mud-Dauber Wasp			<5%
	Eastern Ant-Queen Kidnapper			<5%
4	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 22	~30%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			~10%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			~10%
	Organ-Pipe Mud-Dauber Wasp			<5%
	American Sand Wasp			<5%
	Microbembex monodonta			<5%
5	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 22	~30%
	European Beewolf			~10%
	Ornate-Tailed Digger Wasp			~10%
	Field Digger Wasp			~10%
6	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~30%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			~20%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			~10%
	Organ-Pipe Mud-Dauber Wasp			<5%
7	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 22	~20%
	European Beewolf			~10%
	Ornate-Tailed Digger Wasp			~10%
	Field Digger Wasp			~10%
8	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~20%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			~20%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			<5%
	Organ-Pipe Mud-Dauber Wasp			<5%
9	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 22	~20%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			~10%
	American Sand Wasp			<5%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			<5%
	Organ-Pipe Mud-Dauber Wasp			<5%
	Microbembex monodonta			<5%
10	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~20%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			~10%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			~10%
	Two Moons Beewolf			<5%
11	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 22	~20%
	European Beewolf			~20%
12	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~20%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			~10%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			~10%
	Organ-Pipe Mud-Dauber Wasp			<5%
13	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 22	~20%
	European Beewolf			~10%
	Ornate-Tailed Digger Wasp			~10%
14	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~20%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			~10%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			~10%
15	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~20%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			~10%
	Organ-Pipe Mud-Dauber Wasp			<5%
16	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	3 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			~10%
	Ornate-Tailed Digger Wasp			<5%
	Field Digger Wasp			<5%
17	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			~10%
	Loefling's Beewolf			<5%
	Philanthus histrio			<5%
18	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~10%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			<5%
	American Sand Wasp			<5%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			<5%
19	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			~10%
	Organ-Pipe Mud-Dauber Wasp			<5%
20	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 22	~10%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			~10%
	American Sand Wasp			<5%
	Common Ectemnius			<5%
21	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 22	~10%
	Stictia signata			~10%
22	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			~10%
23	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			<5%
	Ornate-Tailed Digger Wasp			<5%
	Field Digger Wasp			<5%
24	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			~10%
	American Sand Wasp			~10%
25	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			~10%
	Ornate-Tailed Digger Wasp			<5%
26	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			~10%
	Field Digger Wasp			~10%
27	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 22	~10%
	American Sand Wasp			~10%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			<5%
28	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			~10%
	American Sand Wasp			<5%
29	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 22	~10%
	Ornate-Tailed Digger Wasp			~10%
	European Beewolf			<5%
30	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			~10%
	Organ-Pipe Mud-Dauber Wasp			<5%
31	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			~10%
	Organ-Pipe Mud-Dauber Wasp			<5%
32	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	American Sand Wasp			~10%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			<5%
33	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	American Sand Wasp			~10%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			<5%
34	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			~10%
35	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			~10%
36	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			~10%
37	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	American Sand Wasp			~10%
	Hump-Backed Beewolf			<5%
38	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			~10%
39	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			~10%
40	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			<5%
	Ornate-Tailed Digger Wasp			<5%
41	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			<5%
	American Sand Wasp			<5%
42	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 22	~10%
	Ornate-Tailed Digger Wasp			~10%
43	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			~10%
44	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			~10%
45	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			~10%
46	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			~10%
47	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 22	~10%
	Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp			~10%
48	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	Microbembex monodonta			<5%
	American Sand Wasp			<5%
49	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 22	~10%
	Stictia signata			~10%
50	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 22	~10%
	New Zealand Mason Wasp			~10%
51	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			~10%
52	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 22	~10%
	European Beewolf			~10%
53	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 22	<5%
	Loefling's Beewolf			<5%
54	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 22	<5%
	European Beewolf			<5%
55	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 22	<5%
	European Beewolf			<5%
56	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 22	<5%
	Bicyrtes variegatus			<5%
57	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 22	<5%
	European Beewolf			<5%
58	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	<5%
	American Sand Wasp			<5%
59	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 22	<5%
	Field Digger Wasp			<5%
60	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	<5%
	American Sand Wasp			<5%

Square-headed Wasps, Sand Wasps, and Allies

Species in this group

Blue Sand Wasp

New Zealand Mason Wasp

American Sand Wasp

Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp

Stictia signata

Black Cockroach-Hunter Wasp

Microbembex monodonta

European Beewolf

Stictia maculata

Stizus occidentalis

Loefling's Beewolf

Bicyrtes variegatus

Organ-Pipe Mud-Dauber Wasp

Field Digger Wasp

Hump-Backed Beewolf

Ornate-Tailed Digger Wasp

Two Moons Beewolf

Bembix amoena

Common Ectemnius

Eastern Ant-Queen Kidnapper

Liris bembesianus

Philanthus histrio

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Square-headed Wasps, Sand Wasps, and Allies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked