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Carolina Wasp

Polistes carolinus

Photo by KimChampagne
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Field Notes

Description:

? Wasp

Species ID Suggestions

Carolina Wasp

Polistes carolinus
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Comments (1)
LivanEscudero
I say the abdomen is too dark for Polistes carolina (Red Wasp) this is most likely Polistes metricus ( I don't see a lot of yellow in antennas ), may be a Polistes annularis. http://bugguide.net/node/view/60264

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PublishedMarch 1, 2012

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