Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae)

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Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae)

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DiBickers wrote:

55 min ago

Polistes erythrinus has a more distinct separation of black and red colouration on the abdomen with an entirely black first gastaral band (which this one doesn’t have). Polistes erythrinus also has a black supra-clypeal plate which would be difficult to confirm from this image.

Polistes sp. (genus)

DiBickers wrote:

1 hr ago

Polistes humilis ssp. humilis

Polistes (Polistella) humilis

DiBickers wrote:

1 hr ago

Polistes humilis ssp. humilis

Polistes (Polistella) humilis

DiBickers wrote:

3 hrs ago

Polistes humilis ssp. humilis