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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Vespoidea » Vespidae » Paper Wasps (Polistinae) » Long-waisted Paper Wasps (Mischocyttarus) » Mexican Paper Wasp (Mischocyttarus mexicanus) » Mischocyttarus mexicanus cubicola
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Wasp opening a Hemerophila diva cocoon - Mischocyttarus mexicanus - female
Copyright © 2008 Alan Chin Lee

Wasp opening a Hemerophila diva cocoon - Mischocyttarus mexicanus - Female
Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
June 19, 2008
This wasp worked for over 20 minutes attempting to open a Hemerophila diva cocoon in order to get the pupa inside.

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Wasp opening a Hemerophila diva cocoon - Mischocyttarus mexicanus - female Wasp opening a Hemerophila diva cocoon - Mischocyttarus mexicanus - female Wasp opening a Hemerophila diva cocoon - Mischocyttarus mexicanus - female
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Contributed by Alan Chin Lee on 20 June, 2008 - 12:43am
Last updated 3 July, 2008 - 5:21pm

Moved
Moved from Polistes.
… George Waldren, 3 July, 2008 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Oops!
And thanks for catching that.
… Beatriz Moisset, 3 July, 2008 - 6:27pm login or register to post comments

Interesting observation
It is interesting to seee them in action. Too bad nobody IDed it, I wish I knew more about Polistes. Shall we move it to genus at least?
… Beatriz Moisset, 30 June, 2008 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

 
Hi Beatriz:
I don't know enough about distinguishing these wasps to make the move to Polistes. Thanks for the suggestion though.
… Alan Chin Lee, 30 June, 2008 - 7:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Genus
I know the genus, what I am not sure of is the species, so I moved it. Let us hope that a specialist visits the page.
… Beatriz Moisset, 30 June, 2008 - 7:44pm login or register to post comments

 
many thanks for ...
moving it to the appropriate area in the guide!
… Alan Chin Lee, 30 June, 2008 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Mischocyttarus mexicanus cubicola
Not a Polistes, but another paper wasp in the genus Mischocyttarus (M. mexicanus cubicola).

Very cool behavior shots!!
… George Waldren, 3 July, 2008 - 5:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks George:
many thanks for the ID!
… Alan Chin Lee, 4 July, 2008 - 11:34am login or register to post comments

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