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Paper Wasp

Mischocyttarus mexicanus cubicola

Description:

Rust-colored wasp with short antennae, brownish clear wings, and some black on its thorax. The abdomen was deeply ridged where each section met.

Habitat:

Neighborhood surrounded by forest

2 Species ID Suggestions

Long-waisted Mexican Paper Wasp
Mischocyttarus mexicanus cubicola Subspecies Mischocyttarus mexicanus cubicola - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

Machi
Machi 5 years ago

I already have Mischocyttarus mexicanus cubicola listed as the ID, you can see it under the common name at the top.

JonathanHoskins
JonathanHoskins 5 years ago

The long first abdominal segment definitively rules out species of Polistes such as P. fuscatus. The uploader's ID is correct down to the subspecies.

Machi
Spotted by
Machi

Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 1, 2015
Submitted on May 1, 2015

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