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European Paper Wasps

Polistes Dominula or Gallicus

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Comments (17)
Maria dB
You are starting off with a great collection of spottings on Noah - this is very nice!
Laurence Conix
Thank you! @ Loannis, thanks, I don't have a good front view as they were moving all the time :-) Probably it's the Dominula ..
Kyle A
Fantastic pic. Thanks for sharing.
Ioannis
Very nice view. I believe you are right to not decide dominula or gallicus. I think you need a front view to distinguish between them, gallicus seems to have a narrower clypeus.

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PublishedAugust 18, 2013

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