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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 » Hornets, Yellowjackets; Paper, Potter, Mason, and Pollen Wasps; and Allies (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 - Polistes dominula - male
Copyright © 2008 Patricia Hankey

European Paper Wasp - Polistes dominula - Male
Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA
September 19, 2008
The yellow spots are larger on the abdomen of this wasp than was on a previous wasp photo I had submitted. Also the bottom tip is different.
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Contributed by Patricia Hankey on 19 September, 2008 - 7:54pm
Last updated 20 September, 2008 - 3:58pm

Male
this individual is male. that might explain why the tip of the abdomen it more blunt like you said
… Vespula Vulgaris, 22 September, 2008 - 7:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh...
Thank you! :-) Does the size of the yellow spots indicate anything?
… Patricia Hankey, 22 September, 2008 - 7:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Not anything important...
The amount of yellow or the amount of black on the wasp depends on the temperature while it was pupating. Hotter temps means more yellow (like your wasp) and cooler temps means more black
… Vespula Vulgaris, 27 September, 2008 - 2:33pm login or register to post comments

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