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Southern Yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa)
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americusgardeninn
Black and yellow wasp on persimmon -
Vespula squamosa
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, USA
October 14, 2017
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Contributed by
americusgardeninn
on 14 October, 2017 - 4:45pm
Last updated 14 October, 2017 - 6:34pm
Moved
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 14 October, 2017 - 6:34pm
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 14 October, 2017 - 5:44pm
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Looks like European Paper Was
Looks like European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominulus) from this view to me... although antennae appear a bit dark (often mostly orange, but suppose some variation and lighting might account for that)
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AnimalGuy
, 14 October, 2017 - 5:11pm
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The antennae were solid dark color
This wasp also is somewhat hairy. I didn't see that in the European paper wasps in the guide.
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americusgardeninn
, 14 October, 2017 - 6:26pm
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