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Golden Paper Wasp (Polistes aurifer)
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Copyright © 2008
Ron Hemberger
Fullerton wasp #1 -
Polistes aurifer
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Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, California, USA
September 18, 2008
I shot two familiar-looking wasps, then couldn't find matching images in my files. Help!
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Contributed by
Ron Hemberger
on 21 September, 2008 - 11:32pm
All three images the same.
All three images are of a male Polistes aurifer. Nice shots.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 21 September, 2008 - 11:48pm
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Thanks, Eric.
I'm sure I've shot this before, remembering your comments of one splashing in the water. Wing color and slightly different abdominal pattern here made me think it different than #2.
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Ron Hemberger
, 22 September, 2008 - 12:01am
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