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Brown paper wasp - Polistes annularis

Polistes annularis

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35.1771, -80.8489

Field Notes

Description:

Large brown & black wasp

Habitat:

Urban schoolyard

Notes:

See on lantana

Species ID Suggestions

Metricus Paper Wasp

Polistes metricus

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JonathanHoskins
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Comments (2)
JonathanHoskins
The lack of orange antennal tips and the lack of a yellow band on the abdomen definitively rule out Polistes annularis.

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Global Schoolyard Bioblitz!
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PublishedAugust 27, 2015

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