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IMPG-14839-1 Northern Paper Wasp - Polistes fuscatus
Copyright © 2012 Daniel J. Henehan

IMPG-14839-1 Northern Paper Wasp - Polistes fuscatus
5 miles west of Spring Hill, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
October 22, 2011
Here it is on the wing

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IMPG-14485-3 NorthernPaper Wasp on Common Sunflower - Polistes fuscatus IMPG-14837-1 Northern Paper Wasp on Common Sunflower - Polistes fuscatus - female IMPG-14839-1 Northern Paper Wasp - Polistes fuscatus
Contributed by Daniel J. Henehan on 5 December, 2012 - 11:09pm
Last updated 16 October, 2014 - 4:59pm

Moved
Moved from Paper Wasps.
… Vespula Vulgaris, 15 December, 2012 - 6:54pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 9 December, 2012 - 2:54pm

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