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Polistes major castaneicolor
Photo#387191
Copyright © 2010
Natalie McNear
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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Contributed by
Natalie McNear
on 21 April, 2010 - 2:14am
Last updated 21 April, 2010 - 4:14pm
Moved
Moved from
Polistes
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Natalie McNear
, 21 April, 2010 - 4:14pm
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Polistes major castaenicolor
Hope I spelled the subspecies correctly:-)
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Eric R. Eaton
, 21 April, 2010 - 3:37pm
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