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Paper wasp (DIN282) - Polistes fuscatus
Copyright © 2009 Fred Siskind

Paper wasp (DIN282) - Polistes fuscatus
Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
October 1, 2009
Size: 1 to 11/2 inches
Appreciate ID
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Contributed by Fred Siskind on 3 October, 2009 - 8:37am
Last updated 3 October, 2009 - 2:31pm

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Polistes fuscatus_ female
A paper wasp
… Vespula vulgaris, 3 October, 2009 - 9:37am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Appreciate ID.
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