Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
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) » Umbrella Paper Wasps (Polistes) » Subgenus Aphanilopterus (Polistes Subgenus Aphanilopterus) » Guinea Paper Wasp (Polistes exclamans)
Photo#220777
Paper Wasps - Polistes exclamans - female
Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Paper Wasps - Polistes exclamans - Female
Konawa, Seminole County, Oklahoma, USA
August 30, 2008
Size: 13mm (1/2")

Images of this individual: tag all
Paper Wasps - Polistes exclamans Paper Wasps - Polistes exclamans Paper Wasps - Polistes exclamans - female
Contributed by Sam Houston on 1 September, 2008 - 10:21pm
Last updated 3 September, 2008 - 4:41pm

ID correct
Stunning shot!
… Matthias Buck, 2 September, 2008 - 12:09pm

Polistes exclamans, I think.
My grandson Iszak, who is looking over my shoulder, is sure however.
… Ron Hemberger, 1 September, 2008 - 11:44pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo