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Paper Wasp - Polistes fuscatus
Copyright © 2004 Troy Bartlett

Paper Wasp - Polistes fuscatus
Stratton Place, Dacula, Georgia, USA
March 24, 2001
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Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:43pm
Last updated 20 April, 2007 - 6:13pm

Moved
Moved from Polistes.
… Matthias Buck, 20 April, 2007 - 6:13pm login or register to post comments

species?
I have this exact wasp in my collection. Do you know the species?

-curious cajun
… ragin cajun, 11 July, 2004 - 8:28pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm reasonably sure it's P. metricus
The only common name I found was Common Paper Wasp which is also used for P. exclamans. I propose we call it the Metric Paper Wasp! I failed to keep a record of the sources I used, unfortunately, but it wasn't too hard to find. If you do any research and have an opinion, for or against, I'd like to hear it. I'll put my photos on the Bugguide page for comparison.

John
… John Fox, 11 August, 2004 - 8:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Polistes fuscatus, female (GA)
John: You almost got it right. There is too much red on the abdomen for metricus (segments 3-6 should be entirely black). Therefore it must be fuscatus.
… Matthias Buck, 20 April, 2007 - 6:11pm login or register to post comments

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