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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 » Vespidae » Paper Wasps (Polistinae) » Umbrella Paper Wasps (Polistes) » Subgenus Fuscopolistes (Polistes Subgenus Fuscopolistes) » Metric Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus)
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wasp - Polistes metricus - male
Copyright © 2005 Machele White

wasp - Polistes metricus - Male
Lady Lake, Lake County, Florida, USA
September 13, 2005

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Contributed by Machele White on 17 September, 2005 - 4:33am
Last updated 4 March, 2012 - 12:06pm

Polistes metricus, male
I agree with Eric. The yellowish anterior surface of the flagellum clearly distinguishes this male from P. fuscatus.
… Matthias Buck, 24 October, 2006 - 9:25am login or register to post comments

Polistes
This is a Polistes, or paper wasp.

Species identification is difficult.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 17 September, 2005 - 4:48am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
very much.
… Machele White, 17 September, 2005 - 4:52am login or register to post comments

 
P. metricus
Pretty sure this is a Polistes metricus. The way the abdomen bulges dramatically underneath is a good diagnostic character. Moving to guide page.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 June, 2006 - 5:43pm login or register to post comments

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