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Common Paper Wasp (female)

Polistes exclamans

Description:

Medium-sized wasp marked with red, yellow, and black as shown. Smaller and more streamlined than most paper wasps.

Habitat:

This female was visiting flowers in the garden of a friend in Long Beach. Residential neighborhood habitat.

Notes:

Polistes exclamans is a native species of paper wasp.

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BugEric
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BugEric

Long Beach, California, USA

Spotted on May 25, 2011
Submitted on Jan 14, 2013

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