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Hymenoptera-Vespoidea-Polistes - Polistes major - male
Copyright © 2010 Doug Danforth

Hymenoptera-Vespoidea-Polistes - Polistes major - Male
Mule Mts north of Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
October 25, 2010
nectaring on Chrysothamnus at 5800'
Contributed by Doug Danforth on 25 October, 2010 - 7:27pm
Last updated 27 July, 2017 - 5:20pm

Moved
Moved from Polistes.
… Doug Danforth, 2 November, 2010 - 11:08am

Polistes major castaneicolor
Good shot of a male
… Vespula Vulgaris, 2 November, 2010 - 10:58am

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… John S. Ascher, 28 October, 2010 - 6:25pm

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