Paper Wasp

Thanks Eric! Now, I would make my suggestion of only Polistes sp. ;-)
But you do not have to be careful anymore, James, just change your ID...

Thanks both, I have other images and the benefit of seeing it in real life, your suggestions are invaluable as is the background information. Thanks again

Male Polistes sp. They are so variable (even more so than females), that a species ID without the specimen in hand is essentially impossible. Oh, and it is also FLORIDA, which has more species than most places :-)

Hi James, thanks for confidence. If I would havebeen that sure about the ID , I would have made a suggestion. When I do only commenting, than I am not sure about it, but try to give some hints. So I try to catch Eric for taking a look at it.

Thank you bayucca you are a wise person

My closest guess is Polistinae, Polistes sp. and Polistes annularis. But I am not sure if all the details like whitish/yellowish single band, the reddish patch below, body segments, color of leg segments and olor of the antennae really match for Polistes sp. and Polistes annularis.
Something for BugEric to take a look at!
http://bugguide.net/node/view/467673/bgi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/750063/bgi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/46906/bgim...