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January Wasp - Polistes - female
Copyright © 2009 Richard C. Hoyer

January Wasp - Polistes - Female
Bartolo Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
January 15, 2009
Size: ~10-15 mm
Contributed by Richard C. Hoyer on 15 January, 2009 - 10:23pm
Last updated 16 January, 2009 - 2:12pm

Polistes major castaneicolor or P. canadensis
I am unable to separate these two without a specimen at hand. Good find!
… Matthias Buck, 16 January, 2009 - 2:11pm

 
Thanks
Thanks, Matthias. I was not prepared to take a specimen, but I'll try next time I'm out.
… Richard C. Hoyer, 16 January, 2009 - 2:23pm

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