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Red wasp

Polistes rubiginosus

Spotting Image 1
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Description:

Orange wasp with black wings

1 Species ID Suggestions

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JonathanHoskins
JonathanHoskins 6 years ago
Red Paper Wasp
Polistes carolina or rubiginosus - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Photo No. 2: is a beautiful photo....beautiful wasp....

JonathanHoskins
JonathanHoskins 6 years ago

There aren't any details visible to separate Polistes carolina and Polistes rubiginosus. Differentiation most often requires some microscopy.

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AnaMoral
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AnaMoral

Clinton, Mississippi, USA

Spotted on Jun 28, 2014
Submitted on Jul 6, 2014

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