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Large wasp - Polistes major

Large wasp - Polistes major
Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
April 15, 2010
Size: 23 mm body length
Seems to most closely resemble Polistes canadensis, which is the only other plain orange species with brown wings I can find on here.

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Moved
Moved from Polistes.

Polistes major castaenicolor
Hope I spelled the subspecies correctly:-)

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