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Yellow abdomen paper wasp - Polistes fuscatus

Yellow abdomen paper wasp - Polistes fuscatus
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, McKenzie County, North Dakota, USA
August 23, 2012
Common. I have more pictures if needed.

Moved
Moved from Polistes.

Polistes fuscatus - female
This specimen perfectly illustrates how the distinction between P. fuscatus and P. aurifer is hardly justified.

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