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Paper Wasp - Polistes dominula
Copyright © 2006 Lynette Schimming

Paper Wasp - Polistes dominula
Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana, USA
June 21, 2006

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Paper Wasp - Polistes dominula - female Paper Wasp - Polistes dominula
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 29 August, 2006 - 2:29pm
Last updated 6 September, 2006 - 6:00pm

European invader.
The Lepidoptera have almost vanished here in Colorado Springs, and some
put the blame on P. dominulus since it arrived here about 5 years ago.
This year I have not seen them too often. Maybe they run out of Lep food?
… Adalbert Goertz, 1 September, 2006 - 5:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Paper Wasps.
… Lynette Schimming, 29 August, 2006 - 5:49pm login or register to post comments

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