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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 » Hornets, Yellowjackets; Paper, Potter, Mason, and Pollen Wasps; and Allies (Vespidae) » Paper Wasps (Polistinae) » Umbrella Paper Wasps (Polistes) » Subgenus Fuscopolistes (Polistes Subgenus Fuscopolistes) » Coarse-backed Red Paper Wasp (Polistes rubiginosus)
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Polistes rubiginosus? - Polistes rubiginosus - male
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Polistes rubiginosus? - Polistes rubiginosus - Male
Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA
June 28, 2017

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Contributed by JHousePhotos on 28 June, 2017 - 3:46pm
Last updated 13 August, 2017 - 5:27pm

Moved
Moved from Paper Wasps. The general colour pattern is exactly as in typical rubiginosus males, except that the antennae seem to be entirely black near the tips. That would point to fuscatus, however I believe it is indeed rubiginosus.
… Matthias Buck, 13 August, 2017 - 5:27pm login or register to post comments

Male
7 abdominal segments = ♂
Your ID looks good to me, but you may want to wait for an expert.
Polistes rubiginosus: ♂ The scutum is dark and sometimes they have those two red arcs. The males of P. carolina usually have a mostly-red scutum.
… Bob Biagi, 28 June, 2017 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 June, 2017 - 4:24pm login or register to post comments

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