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European Paper Wasp

Polistes dominula

Description:

Flying insect

2 Species ID Suggestions

Ioannis
Ioannis 10 years ago
European paper wasp
Polistes dominula Key to northeastern Nearctic Polistes species
Kyle A
Kyle A 10 years ago
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula Polistes dominula


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2 Comments

Kyle A
Kyle A 10 years ago

The markings on this suggest to me that it's a European paper wasp. They are commonly confused with the Eastern Yellow Jacket.

Eis4Xtreme
Eis4Xtreme 10 years ago

Some kind of yellow-jacket, I think.

Jeff Kagan
Spotted by
Jeff Kagan

Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, USA

Spotted on Aug 18, 2013
Submitted on Aug 18, 2013

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