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Species Polistes fuscatus - Northern Paper Wasp

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods

Class Insecta - Insects

Order Hymenoptera - Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies

No Taxon Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps

Superfamily Vespoidea - Ants, Stinging Wasps, and Hornets

Family Vespidae - Yellowjackets, Paper Wasps, and Hornets; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps

Subfamily Polistinae - Paper Wasps

Genus Polistes

Species fuscatus - Northern Paper Wasp

Nothing below this species

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