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Wasp

Ropalidia sp.

Description:

Seen sucking a caterpillar. Polistes stigma has a mainly brown base colour. The legs and antennae are a lighter colour. The end of the first abdominal segment displays a narrow yellow ring. The last three segments are yellow, inter-marked with brown. The wings are the most distinctive feature; on the edge of each forewing, which are clear, there is a noticeable dark spot. This is one of the smallest Polistes species, reaching merely 14mm on average. The wasp picked the caterpillar and flew off.

Habitat:

Seen in my garden.

Notes:

Better quality pic at : https://www.flickr.com/photos/satyenmeht...

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2 Comments

Wild Things
Wild Things 9 years ago

Thanks Marco!

MarcoSelis
MarcoSelis 9 years ago

Polistes stigma

Wild Things
Spotted by
Wild Things

Maharashtra, India

Spotted on May 9, 2014
Submitted on May 10, 2014

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