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

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:
12 Apr 2025
Polistes humilis ssp. humilis
Polistes (Polistella) humilis
DiBickers wrote:
12 Apr 2025
Polistes humilis ssp. synoecus
Polistes (Polistella) humilis
DiBickers wrote:
12 Apr 2025
Unfortunately the image doesn’t show the wasps clearly enough for identification beyond Genus-level.
Polistes sp. (genus)
DiBickers wrote:
12 Apr 2025
2nd photo shows a clear view of the abdomen & there’s a reasonably clear-enough photo of one wasp facing the camera in the 3rd photo to see the detail on mesoscutum so I can rule-out Polistes dominula & verify this as Polistes chinensis.
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
DiBickers wrote:
12 Apr 2025
Polistes humilis ssp. synoecus
Polistes (Polistella) humilis

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