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Species Polistes flavus - Yellow Paper Wasp

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily Vespoidea
Family Vespidae (Hornets, Yellowjackets; Paper, Potter, Mason, and Pollen Wasps; and Allies)
Subfamily Polistinae (Paper Wasps)
Genus Polistes (Umbrella Paper Wasps)
No Taxon (Subgenus Fuscopolistes)
Species flavus (Yellow Paper Wasp)
Other Common Names
Yellow Sonoran Paper Wasp or Sonoran Yellow Paper Wasp may be useful as globally "yellow paper wasp" may refer to different species including P. olivaceus (and close allies) or P. versicolor.
Explanation of Names
Polistes flavus Cresson 1868
flavus 'golden/reddish yellow'
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 11 May, 2005 - 1:44pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, v belov, PaleoJon
Last updated 7 April, 2021 - 1:49am

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