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European Paper Wasp

Polistes dominula

Description:

Looks like someone is out for a run! Seen feeding on Rudbeckia hirta.

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3 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thanks Emma and John! John, I definitely think your spotting is that of a paper wasp.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

orange antenna ,a true ID.

JohnTasirin
JohnTasirin 11 years ago

Nice capture. Very similar to my spotting in http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/137.... A bit more confident that mine is a paper wasp as well.

Jacob Gorneau
Spotted by
Jacob Gorneau

New York, USA

Spotted on Sep 4, 2012
Submitted on Sep 8, 2012

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