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Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)
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Terry Miesle
Polistes -
Polistes fuscatus
East Dundee, Kane County, Illinois, USA
September 10, 2017
Size: 22mm
Polistes? I am pretty confused looking for species.
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Contributed by
Terry Miesle
on 21 September, 2017 - 9:17pm
Last updated 19 August, 2020 - 1:53am
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Jonathan Hoskins
, 19 August, 2020 - 1:53am
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I'd bet on
fuscatus
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 21 September, 2017 - 9:31pm
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