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Polistes major castaneicolor - Polistes major - female
Copyright © 2009 Dave Beaudette

Polistes major castaneicolor - Polistes major - Female
Fort Huachuca, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
April 26, 2009
A female building a cell at a nest under roof of picnic shelter. Riparian zone in Huachuca Canyon, elevation is 5165 feet.

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Contributed by Dave Beaudette on 26 April, 2009 - 8:01pm

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