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Genus Polistes - Umbrella Paper Wasps

 
 
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Subgenus Aphanilopterus · Subgenus Fuscopolistes · Subgenus Onerarius · Subgenus Palisotius · Subgenus Polistes

Subgenus Aphanilopterus
Paper Wasp - Polistes exclamans Polistes? - Polistes comanchus Paper wasp Polistes exclamans - Polistes exclamans - female Polistes canadensis? - Polistes canadensis Polistes exclamans instabilis or bellicosus(?) - Polistes exclamans - female Polistes bahamensis Paper wasp? Los Angeles - Polistes exclamans

Subgenus Fuscopolistes
Which Polistes sp is this? - Polistes dorsalis - male Paper Wasp - Polistes? - Polistes fuscatus - male Some species of Paper Wasp? - Polistes metricus - female paper wasp ? Polistes ? - Polistes dorsalis Polistes flavus Possible Golden Paper Wasp - Polistes aurifer - female Polistes metricus - Metric Paper Wasp? - Polistes metricus - female

Subgenus Onerarius
Polistes carnifex Polistes carnifex Wasp? - Polistes carnifex - female

Subgenus Palisotius
Wasp I think.. - Polistes major - female Large Polistes - Polistes major paper wasp - Polistes major Polistes - Polistes major - male Horse's paper wasp - Polistes major Polistes major? - Polistes major Female, Polistes canadensis? - Polistes major - female Female, Polistes canadensis? - Polistes major - female

Subgenus Polistes
Goldenrod Visitor - Polistes dominula - female Polistes dominula - male Yellow and Black Wasp - Polistes dominula Polistes - Polistes dominula Skinning a caterpillar - Polistes dominula Wasp 8209 & 8215 - Polistes dominula - female Polistes dominula ? - Polistes dominula - female Another Black & Yellow Wasp, 5-10 feeding constantly on dill - Polistes dominula

 
 
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