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Northern paper wasp

Polistes fuscatus

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Field Notes

Description:

Large wasp foraging on a white Asteraceae in unmown park edges.

Habitat:

Untended edge of city park.

Reference Links:

Species Polistes fuscatus - Northern Paper Wasp - BugGuide.Net

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Northern Paper Wasp

Polistes fuscatus

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Juan DiTrani
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PublishedOctober 31, 2011

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