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sweat bee? - Polistes fuscatus
Copyright © 2018 lrosen

sweat bee? - Polistes fuscatus
Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
September 12, 2018
I apologize for being a complete beginner.. not even sure this isn't actually a wasp. smooth body and no pollen sack
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Contributed by lrosen on 17 September, 2018 - 3:42pm
Last updated 10 May, 2023 - 1:00pm

Moved
Moved from Umbrella Paper Wasps.
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… John S. Ascher, 19 September, 2018 - 9:09pm login or register to post comments

Polistes (paper wasp)
I won't hazard a guess at species, as coloration is quite variable in some of the species in this genus. Sweat bees (halictidae) will actually be quite hairy, while syrphid flies (sometimes also called sweat bees despite not being bees) will have different a rounder head shape and less constriction at the front of the abdomen.
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