This colorful western subspecies was seen at Turtle Pond from 7/24/08-8/7/08. How it got to Central Park is anyone's guess.

Family Vespidae (Yellowjackets, Paper Wasps, and Hornets; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps)
Subfamily Eumeninae (Potter and Mason Wasps)
Genus Euodynerus
Species hidalgo (Euodynerus hidalgo)
Subspecies hidalgo (Euodynerus hidalgo hidalgo)