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Unidentified Insect 46 - Polistes dominula
Copyright © 2009 lika2009

Unidentified Insect 46 - Polistes dominula
Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA
August 23, 2009
Size: 3/4 inch or so
Are they European Paper Wasps (Polistes dominula)?

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Unidentified Insect 46 - Polistes dominula Unidentified Insect 46 - Polistes dominula
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Contributed by lika2009 on 23 August, 2009 - 9:19am
Last updated 23 August, 2009 - 3:07pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Martin Hauser, 23 August, 2009 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
… lika2009, 23 August, 2009 - 9:48pm login or register to post comments

Good find
Looks like it might be a breeding cluster. There is one male present
… Vespula vulgaris, 23 August, 2009 - 10:47am login or register to post comments

 
How do you
identify the male wasp?
… Mr. Johan Maertens, 23 August, 2009 - 1:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Pale yellow face
and no black in between the antennae
… Vespula vulgaris, 23 August, 2009 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for the usufull information
… lika2009, 23 August, 2009 - 9:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for the ID
… lika2009, 23 August, 2009 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

European paper wasps, Polistes dominula
I think the orange antennae are a defining trait.

… Andrew Williams, 23 August, 2009 - 9:36am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for the ID and an usuful information
… lika2009, 23 August, 2009 - 12:44pm login or register to post comments

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