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Field Notes

Description:

I guess a hornet

Species ID Suggestions

Paper Wasp

Polistes dorsalis californicus

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CindyBinghamKeiser
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Comments (3)
CindyBinghamKeiser
According to one source, this is a subspecies that's found in Orange, LA, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. I'm sure they're outside these counties but haven't been reported.
KeithRoragen
Paper wasp. Probably Polistes exclamans, though that broad black line across the thorax is atypical. http://bugguide.net/node/view/11641
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PublishedMay 13, 2012

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