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Field Notes

Description:

Wasps extra large, yellow band around top stinger & yellow stripe legs

Species ID Suggestions

Mud Dauber

Sceliphron caementarium

Reference Link
bandhturtlesite
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Comments (2)
ForestDragon
Hi Natasha, this looks like a wasp from Genus Polistes (paper wasps). Here is a link to the Bugguide page for this Genus: http://bugguide.net/node/view/572
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PublishedMarch 24, 2012

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