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Paper Wasp (Polistinae) - Polistes bellicosus
Copyright © 2008 David Sarkozi

Paper Wasp (Polistinae) - Polistes bellicosus
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA
July 26, 2008

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Contributed by David Sarkozi on 27 July, 2008 - 11:09am
Last updated 28 July, 2008 - 9:22am

Looks like P. bellicosus
or P. dorsalis. not entirely sure which, thiugh
… Vespula Vulgaris, 27 July, 2008 - 12:01pm login or register to post comments

 
P. bellicosus
I agree, this is P. bellicosus for sure. The nest is also useful for an ID. This species usually nests only in vegetation, and the nest petiole
is very thick and sometimes chaotic (not here though). It is also larger than P. dorsalis.
… George Waldren, 27 July, 2008 - 12:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Western bellicosus
P. bellicosus seems to follow the trend of other species to increase yellow markings towards the west. This specimens has yellow spots on tergum 2, something I have never observed on eastern bellicosus.
… Matthias Buck, 28 July, 2008 - 9:22am login or register to post comments

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