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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Vespoidea » Vespidae » Paper Wasps (Polistinae) » Umbrella Paper Wasps (Polistes) » Subgenus Polistes (Polistes Subgenus Polistes) » European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)
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What Species Of Wasps? - Polistes dominula
Copyright © 2016 Jonathan J. Weber

What Species Of Wasps? - Polistes dominula
Olcott, Niagara County, New York, USA
August 11, 2013
Size: Approx 1"
These are common at my hummingbird feeders in August every year. By their size and markings, they appear to be different species, unless they are life cycle stages of the same species.

Your considerations would be most appreciated.

Regards,

Jonathan
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Contributed by Jonathan J. Weber on 7 August, 2016 - 2:17pm
Last updated 8 August, 2022 - 9:33pm

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Moved from ID Request. The individual on the feeder is a paper wasp, Polistes dominula. The individual in flight is a yellowjacket, Vespula maculifrons.
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