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Metricus paper wasp

Polistes metricus

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JonathanHoskins
JonathanHoskins 6 years ago
Northern Paper Wasp
Polistes fuscatus Paper Wasp - Polistes? - Polistes fuscatus - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Photo No. 1: is a beautiful photo....a beautiful wasp....

JonathanHoskins
JonathanHoskins 6 years ago

Polistes metricus won't have such an extensive dark mark on the face or red beyond abdominal segment 2.

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JimmyE
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JimmyE

Bristol Township, Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Aug 25, 2014
Submitted on Aug 25, 2014

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