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Northern Paper Wasp - Polistes fuscatus - female
Copyright © 2011 Kelly Fiegle

Northern Paper Wasp - Polistes fuscatus - Female
Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA
June 4, 2010
Feeding on Butterfly Weed

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Northern Paper Wasp - Polistes fuscatus - female Northern Paper Wasp - Polistes fuscatus - female
Contributed by Kelly Fiegle on 1 January, 2011 - 2:00am
Last updated 28 December, 2012 - 3:38am

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