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Dark Wasp light face - Polistes metricus - male
Copyright © 2020 Francis Stiteler

Dark Wasp light face - Polistes metricus - Male
Rockdale County, Georgia, USA
September 16, 2020
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Contributed by Francis Stiteler on 19 September, 2020 - 9:09am
Last updated 25 September, 2020 - 8:56pm

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… Jonathan Hoskins, 25 September, 2020 - 8:56pm login or register to post comments

male Polistes metricus?
Judging from the fact the apical flagelomeres are not darkened and the anterior surface of the antennae are yellow across their whole length, this seems to be a male (due to the yellow face) Polistes metricus.

...but that's just my two cents.
… Jonas Insinga, 19 September, 2020 - 9:45am login or register to post comments

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