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European Paper Wasp

Polistes dominula

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Samuel Hartman
Samuel Hartman 10 years ago
Common YellowJacket
Vespula vulgaris Vespula vulgaris


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Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

I'd call this a European Paper Wasp - Polistes dominula. One way to identify this wasp is the orange antennae.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/5081

Samuel Hartman
Samuel Hartman 10 years ago

I based my suggestion off of the pattern of the abdomen:
http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejour...

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kaylamoss18
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kaylamoss18

Canton, Michigan, USA

Spotted on Sep 22, 2013
Submitted on Sep 22, 2013

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