vespid wasp vs wasp

vespid wasp and wasp both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vespid wasp	Yes	No	No	No
wasp	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wasp is a hypernym of vespid wasp; that is, wasp is a word with a broader meaning than vespid wasp:

vespid wasp: mostly social nest-building wasps
wasp: social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting

vespid wasp (noun)	wasp (noun)
mostly social nest-building wasps	social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting