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Polistes rubiginosus
Male feeding on persimmons
My yard
Spotted on Oct 17, 2012
Submitted on Oct 20, 2012
9 Comments
Thanks, Andres, Sukaina and Leanne. Jerry, the same happened to me - now when my cats catch bugs, I photograph them before releasing them outside!
Great shots Maria!
Seems large in size! I like the first photo ..
Wow! Great First pic María! Moonwalking!
Jerry - BugGuide just confirmed the ID - you were correct! Their comment: Nice image of a male P. rubiginosus! Males rarely have a yellow band on tergum 1. The mainly black scutum distinguishes it from P. carolina. And h2go10 - it does look like he is walking but it was flight!
It looks like it's walking! lol
That's great, Jerry, and I appreciate your help! If you have another suggestion, it would be most welcome!
Thanks, Jacob and Jerry. BugGuide didn't give me a more specific ID and my knowledge is very inadequate so I will rely on others. I looked at your suggestion and the face seems a bit different to me.
Amazing macro work! It looks like he is dancing around!