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Wasp on aster stem - Polistes dominula - male
Copyright © 2009 Pam Phillips

Wasp on aster stem - Polistes dominula - Male
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
October 11, 2009
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Contributed by Pam Phillips on 11 October, 2009 - 6:34pm
Last updated 20 October, 2009 - 7:56pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Pam Phillips, 20 October, 2009 - 7:56pm login or register to post comments

European Paper Wasp, Polistes dominula
looks like to me.

… Andrew Williams, 11 October, 2009 - 6:41pm login or register to post comments

 
dominula is right!
It's a male too! The curly aentenna are a dead giveaway!
… Breanna Lyle, 12 October, 2009 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

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