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Polistes aurifer
Medium-sized social wasp, highly variable in coloration and markings.
Found this specimen nectaring on flowers by the side of the road on a south-facing slope in a dry canyon dominated by oak trees.
This species has in the past been considered a subspecies of Polistes fuscatus.
Spotted on May 20, 2011
Submitted on Jan 14, 2013
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