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red paper wasp

Polistes carolina

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Field Notes

Description:

Red/orange wasp is the same color as the blooms of this wild trumpet creeper vine.

Habitat:

Park in suburban neighborhood. Tall pine trees. Lake nearby.

Species ID Suggestions

Red paper wasp

Polistes carolina

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Mark Ridgway
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Comments (3)
LaurenZarate
For sure it is biting a hole in the base of one of the flowers to get at the nectar.
Mark Ridgway
Also these good references... https://bugguide.net/node/view/252342 https://photos.smugmug.com/Insects/Bees-of-Central-Texas/i-jcnz5Pz/0/b69f327d/L/red-paper-wasp-vespidae-polistes-carolina-linnaeus_35549913493_o-L.jpg
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2011

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