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Subgenus Fuscopolistes (Polistes Subgenus Fuscopolistes)
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Copyright © 2011
Julia Farver
Red and Black Wasp -
Polistes
Amesville, Athens County, Ohio, USA
July 4, 2011
I heard a loud chewing sound and then found this wasp on a dried iris stalk.
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Contributed by
Julia Farver
on 4 July, 2011 - 3:49pm
Last updated 10 May, 2023 - 11:22am
Moved
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Umbrella Paper Wasps
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bdagley
, 10 May, 2023 - 11:22am
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John S. Ascher
, 4 July, 2011 - 9:42pm
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Polistes
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P. fuscatus
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 4 July, 2011 - 3:55pm
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