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European paper wasp

Polistes dominula

Photo by IrinaSh
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Field Notes

Description:

Paper wasp.
Vespidae

Notes:

Most social wasps of the family Vespidae make nests from paper.

This nest - on the Honeysuckle

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Polistes dominula

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Pollinating Insects of the World
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Flora and fauna of the area boundary of Europe and Asia

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PublishedOctober 11, 2015

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