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Common SouthWestern Wasp? - Polistes comanchus
Copyright © 2007 Savannah O'Brien

Common SouthWestern Wasp? - Polistes comanchus
Jerome, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
August 18, 2007
Size: ~1.5-2"
Elevation ~5500 ft, 85F. This guy was huge and moving very fast around me. There were two, actually, trying to feed on some tall, tubular weeds. I've never seen such a large wasp, if in fact, it is. I can't determine it's ID from your webpage. Is it a common wasp to the SouthWest?

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Contributed by Savannah O'Brien on 24 August, 2007 - 7:55pm
Last updated 6 September, 2007 - 1:11pm

Interesting wasp.....
I'v never seen one like it before..... It does look like some type of polistes, though. Somebody else might be able to give you a specific ID.
… vulgaris, 24 August, 2007 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Polistes comanchus
Polistes comanchus
… margarethe brummermann, 24 August, 2007 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow,
if it is polistes comanchus, these images would be needed in the guide.(there arent many!)
… vulgaris, 24 August, 2007 - 9:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Polistes comanchus navajoe
Awesome pics!! This is indeed Polistes comanchus navajoe.
… George Waldren, 24 August, 2007 - 9:36pm login or register to post comments

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