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Paper Wasp

Agelaia areata

Photo by Felix Fleck
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Field Notes

Description:

Paper wasps of about 1cm body length. Yellow with black markings. In the cells of the nest, larvae can be seen.

Habitat:

Found on ceiling of partly covered area of a building on the shore of Lake Atitlán, in San Pedro La Laguna.

Reference Links:

Agelaia areata (Say 1837)-Encyclopedia of Life, Agelaia - Wikipedia

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