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Photo#6214
Another wasp, image 2/3 of same individual - Polistes fuscatus - female

Another wasp, image 2/3 of same individual - Polistes fuscatus - Female
Arlington, Northern, Virginia, USA
August 6, 2004
Tibial spike on hind leg is lighter at the base.

Moved
Moved from Polistes.

Polistes fuscatus, female (VA)
Unusually dark specimen with almost no yellow.

Paper wasp
Another Polistes. Individuals within a species can vary tremendously in color and pattern, so without a specimen I am reluctant to be more specific:-)

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