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Photo#249135
Copyright © 2009
Richard C. Hoyer
January Wasp -
Polistes
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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!
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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.
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Richard C. Hoyer
, 16 January, 2009 - 2:23pm