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Synoeca surinama

Photo by Tom15
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Field Notes

Habitat:

This large wasp was at the edge of a river.

Notes:

Is this wasp a Synoeca sp.?

Species ID Suggestions

Social Wasp

Synoeca surinama

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Comments (5)
stho002
Quite possibly Synoeca surinama
stho002
Oops, I was interpreting the back leg in the background as a hump on the petiole!
bayucca
Vespidae, Polistinae, Epiponini, Synoeca sp. and looks like being Synoeca surinama. http://www.vespa-bicolor.net/main/vespid/synoeca.htm http://www.flickriver.com/photos/okrodam/5637628386/ http://www.americaninsects.net/hy/synoeca-septentrionalis-surinama.html https://janelia.org/gallery/colorbox/field_gallery_image/2587 http://www.biodiversidadvirtual.org/insectarium/Synoeca-surinama-(Linnaeus-1767).-img55676.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/lolodoc/4916358830/ http://www.flickriver.com/photos/tags/synoeca/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/29697818@N03/3129107664/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominikhofer/4430282270/
stho002
Petiole looks distinctively humped
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PublishedNovember 17, 2013

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