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Male Polistes - Polistes fuscatus - male
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Male Polistes - Polistes fuscatus - Male
Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
November 26, 2020

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Male Polistes - Polistes fuscatus - male Male Polistes - Polistes fuscatus - male Male Polistes - Polistes fuscatus - male
Contributed by Pauline Horn on 29 November, 2020 - 8:20am
Last updated 3 December, 2020 - 12:51pm

Moved
Moved from Umbrella Paper Wasps.

Black antennal tips rule out any of the other species by definition.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 3 December, 2020 - 12:51pm

Moved
Moved from Northern Paper Wasp.
… John S. Ascher, 3 December, 2020 - 3:29am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 29 November, 2020 - 8:21am

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