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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Yellowjackets and Hornets, Paper Wasps; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps and allies (Vespoidea) » Yellowjackets and Hornets, Paper Wasps; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps (Vespidae) » Paper Wasps (Polistinae) » Umbrella Paper Wasps (Polistes)

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 Unknown Polistes - Polistes exclamans Side View - Polistes exclamans - male Polistes exclamans - female Paper Wasp - Polistes exclamans - female wasp - Polistes annularis - female Wasp? - Polistes exclamans More Polistes exclamans? - Polistes exclamans

Subgenus Fuscopolistes
Paper Wasp - Polistes fuscatus - female Paper Wasps - Polistes dorsalis - male Paper wasps - Polistes bellicosus - female Wasp 5 - Polistes - female Wasp 820-2 - Polistes fuscatus Paper Wasp - Polistes fuscatus Paper wasp? - Polistes fuscatus - male Polistes dorsalis

Subgenus Onerarius
Polistes carnifex Polistes carnifex Wasp? - Polistes carnifex

Subgenus Palisotius
Paper Wasp - Polistes major - male Wasp I think.. - Polistes major - female Pretty mostly yellow paper wasp - Polistes major Polistes major nest - Polistes major Polistes - Polistes major Polistes - Polistes major Desert paper wasp - Polistes palmarum - female What type of wasp? - Polistes major

Subgenus Polistes
Yellow Jacket? - Polistes dominula - female Wasp ID? - Polistes dominula European Paper Wasp - Polistes dominula - female Bee on a hive - Polistes dominula - female detail of smaller wasp - Polistes dominula - female European Paper Wasp (possibly male?) - Polistes dominula Vespula? - Polistes dominula Wasp Visiting Flowers - Polistes dominula

 
 
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