European paper wasp

Description:

Polistes gallicus (also historically referred to as Polistes foederatus) is a fairly common species of European paper wasp, almost indistinguishable from the European paper wasp, Polistes dominula, with which it had long been confused. Nearly every reference to "P. gallicus" prior to 1985 was actually referring to P. dominula; due to the great similarity between species. Polistes dominula (often misspelled as dominulus), sometimes referred to as the European paper wasp,[1] is one of the more common and well-known species of social wasps in Europe. P. dominula is frequently referred to as Polistes gallicus, which is a separate species.