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Polistes apachus - female
Copyright © 2007 Gerald (Jerry) R. Donehew

Polistes apachus - Female
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
July 29, 2007
Contributed by Gerald (Jerry) R. Donehew on 16 November, 2007 - 5:18pm
Last updated 8 March, 2008 - 9:21am

Polistes apachus, female (TX)
Too much yellow for bellicosus and fuscatus (note yellow spot on lower mesopleuron).
… Matthias Buck, 16 November, 2007 - 5:23pm

 
Thanks!
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… Gerald (Jerry) R. Donehew, 16 November, 2007 - 9:22pm

A Paper Wasp (Polistes) foundress
Staying on her new nest. One freshly laid egg can be seen in the uppermost (uncompleted) cell. Polistes apachus seems a good match, but so many species occur in Texas,,,
… Richard Vernier, 16 November, 2007 - 5:22pm

 
Thanks!
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… Gerald (Jerry) R. Donehew, 16 November, 2007 - 9:23pm

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