Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

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
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
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) » Ringed Paper Wasp (Polistes annularis)
Photo#1379231
Polistes annularis - female
Copyright © 2017 Jon Hart

Polistes annularis - Female
Montrose, Laurens County, Georgia, USA
March 1, 2017
I am not sure if this is dorsalis or not, so I leave it to the more expert... BTW, this was the pioneer for a nest up under my porch roof that now houses a number of grubs as well as being a base for about 6 or 7 other adult wasps who constantly feed and groom them. I have a series going on this of the tending and hopefully final maturation of the grubs. Would this be of any interest here?

Images of this individual: tag all
Polistes annularis - female Polistes annularis - female
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Jon Hart on 4 June, 2017 - 11:13am
Last updated 6 June, 2017 - 10:01am

Such a beautiful wasp
I have a video of one on my Flickr page. If you go to my profile it will have a link to my Flickr page, then go to photostream and see the video. Or just click on this link below:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/billdroadrunner1/34607981110
… Bill D., 5 June, 2017 - 8:59am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request. The additional images are definitely welcome!
… Vespula Vulgaris, 4 June, 2017 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

 
I am going
to wait till they begin fledging before posting new images. This way it will be a coherent beginning-to-end series. And shorter, too...
… Jon Hart, 6 June, 2017 - 10:05am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact