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Wasp 4 - Polistes exclamans - female
Copyright © 2009 Gacko

Wasp 4 - Polistes exclamans - Female
Desoto, Dallas County, Texas, USA
May 21, 2009
I was examining some Black Swallowtail caterpillars on my Dill when this wasp zoomed in and grabbed one in a matter of seconds. Polistes exclamans?

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Contributed by Gacko on 4 July, 2009 - 3:20am
Last updated 4 July, 2009 - 11:03pm

Either P. instabilis or P. exclamans
The lack of yellow on the last tergum reminds me of instabilis, but the overall color pattern reminds me of exclamans

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… Vespula Vulgaris, 4 July, 2009 - 8:20am login or register to post comments

 
Polistes exclamans, female (TX)
P. instabilis has the posterior sterna mostly black. It probably does not occur that far north.
… Matthias Buck, 4 July, 2009 - 8:04pm login or register to post comments

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