#3616 · 🐝 bees, wasps & ants

Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp

🇳🇱 Mexicaanse zwartsteel ·Isodontia mexicana

🐝 Bees, wasps & ants 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © DiegoH · CC BY 4.0
2. © Heather Holm · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © carolberney · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. 4761 AD Zevenbergen, Nederland:© Marlies van Popta · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. 5121 VH Rijen, Nederland:© Gerdjan Kipping · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. 4761 AD Zevenbergen, Nederland:© Marlies van Popta · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Margrietstraat, Cadier en Keer, Limburg, NL:© SimonH · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. 6269 BG Margraten, Nederland:© Red Bikkel · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
9. Breda, Ambachtenlaan, 4813 HA Breda, Nederland:© basgeerts · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. 's-Gravenland, Capelle aan den IJssel, Nederland:© Paul G. Schrijvershof · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

what is it?

Isodontia mexicana , the Grass-carrying wasp , is a species belonging to the family Sphecidae. It is mainly found throughout North America, but has become established in Europe, primarily France, Switzerland, Hungary, Italy and Spain.

base stats

NL sightings 27iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 18,709iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).