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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 » Vespidae » Paper Wasps (Polistinae) » Umbrella Paper Wasps (Polistes) » Subgenus Polistes (Polistes Subgenus Polistes) » European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)
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European Paper Wasp w a yellow face? - Polistes dominula
Copyright © 2020 Tadas Birutis

European Paper Wasp w a yellow face? - Polistes dominula
Westmont, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
September 5, 2020
Dorsally, especially on thorax, appears to be European Paper Wasp. The extent of yellow on the face puzzles me.

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Contributed by Tadas Birutis on 6 September, 2020 - 12:02am
Last updated 25 September, 2020 - 9:00pm

Moved
Moved from Paper Wasps.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 25 September, 2020 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… Bob Zuparko, 6 September, 2020 - 11:01am login or register to post comments

ID is correct
This is a male. Males have yellow faces, and the tips of their antennae are curled. Compare:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 September, 2020 - 8:51am login or register to post comments

Moved for further review.
Moved from ID Request.
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 6 September, 2020 - 12:39am login or register to post comments

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