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European Paper Wasp

Polistes dominula

Photo by kaylamoss18
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Species ID Suggestions

Common YellowJacket

Vespula vulgaris

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Samuel Hartman
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Comments (2)
Tom15
I'd call this a European Paper Wasp - Polistes dominula. One way to identify this wasp is the orange antennae. http://bugguide.net/node/view/5081
Samuel Hartman
I based my suggestion off of the pattern of the abdomen: http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/bmc_05/key_vespula.html
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2013

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