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Brown paper wasp

Polistes sp.

Photo by JordiPrats
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Field Notes

Description:

A Brown paper wasp on a metallic roof, about 25mm in size approx.

Habitat:

Spotted during a morning walk at Kebun Raya Cibodas, a 80ha area above 1.400 metres high, mix of botanical park with big trees & palms and surrounded by rainforest at the foot of Gene volcano, Java - Indonesia.

Notes:

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Vespidae Subfamily: Polistinae Tribe: Polistini Genus: Polistes

Reference Links:

Paper wasp - Wikipedia

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