Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Register
·
Log In
Home
Guide
ID Request
Recent
Frass
Forums
Donate
Help
Clickable Guide
Calendar
Upcoming Events
Registration
is open for the
2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho
July 24-27
Moth submissions
from
National Moth Week 2023
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico
, July 20-24
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana
, April 28-May 2
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2019 gathering in Louisiana
, July 25-27
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2018 gathering in Virginia
, July 27-29
Previous events
Taxonomy
Browse
Info
Images
Links
Books
Data
Home
» Guide »
Arthropods (Arthropoda)
»
Hexapods (Hexapoda)
»
Insects (Insecta)
»
Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera)
»
Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps
»
Vespoidea
»
Hornets, Yellowjackets; Paper, Potter, Mason, and Pollen Wasps; and Allies (Vespidae)
»
Paper Wasps (Polistinae)
»
Umbrella Paper Wasps (Polistes)
»
Subgenus Aphanilopterus (Polistes Subgenus Aphanilopterus)
»
Bahamian Paper Wasp (Polistes bahamensis)
Photo#108174
Copyright © 2007
Jeff Hollenbeck
Paper wasp -
Polistes bahamensis
-
St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
May 6, 2007
Polistes bahamensis?
Images of this individual:
tag all
tag
·
login
or
register
to post comments
Contributed by
Jeff Hollenbeck
on 7 May, 2007 - 7:44pm
Last updated 8 May, 2007 - 6:30pm
...
deleted comment
…
Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 8 May, 2007 - 6:45am
login
or
register
to post comments
I think you've got it
Did you see the comments with this post?
(I first thought P. exclamans, which does look similar and is common around here.)
…
Ron Hemberger
, 7 May, 2007 - 8:10pm
login
or
register
to post comments
Polistes bahamensis at nest (FL)
I agree with the ID. Note also the black fore coxae. The similar P. exclamans always has most of the fore coxae yellow.
…
Matthias Buck
, 9 May, 2007 - 5:32pm
login
or
register
to post comments
Comment viewing options
Flat list - collapsed
Flat list - expanded
Threaded list - collapsed
Threaded list - expanded
Date - newest first
Date - oldest first
10 comments per page
30 comments per page
50 comments per page
70 comments per page
90 comments per page
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.