Genus

Grass-carrying Wasps

Isodontia

3 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies)
FamilySphecidae (Thread-waisted Wasps)
GenusIsodontia (Grass-carrying Wasps)

Species in this group

Isodontia mexicana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Isodontia exornata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Isodontia elegans

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Grass-carrying Wasps

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~10%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
2	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Isodontia exornata			~10%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	<5%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
4	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Elegant Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
5	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	<5%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 3	~10%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
2	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~10%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
3	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
	Elegant Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
4	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
	Elegant Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
5	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~10%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
6	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~10%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
7	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~10%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
8	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 3	~10%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
9	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
	Elegant Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
10	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 3	~10%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
11	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Elegant Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
12	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Elegant Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
13	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Elegant Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
14	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 3	~10%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
15	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
16	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 3	~10%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
17	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
	Elegant Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
18	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~10%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
19	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Elegant Grass-Carrying Wasp			~10%
20	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Elegant Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
21	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	<5%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
22	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	<5%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
23	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	<5%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
24	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	<5%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
25	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Elegant Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
26	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
27	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
28	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	<5%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
29	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Elegant Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
30	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp			<5%
31	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Isodontia exornata			<5%