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Golden Paper Wasp (Polistes aurifer)
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Copyright © 2013
Leslie
Wasp ? -
Polistes aurifer
Littlefield, Mojave County, Arizona, USA
April 14, 2013
Size: 2"
This wasp was on a Wild Rhubarb brush. Male / female? What kind of wasp?
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Contributed by
Leslie
on 23 May, 2013 - 6:13am
Last updated 30 November, 2013 - 5:57pm
Moved
Moved from
Polistes
.
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Matthias Buck
, 30 November, 2013 - 5:57pm
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Moved
Moved from
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John F. Carr
, 5 June, 2013 - 6:28pm
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Polistes
Perhaps P. aurifer.
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Jon M. Yuschock
, 23 May, 2013 - 12:03pm
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P. aurifer, seconded.
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Ron Hemberger
, 23 May, 2013 - 12:30pm
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Maybe look near Polistes?
Maybe look near
Polistes
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Even Dankowicz
, 23 May, 2013 - 7:11am
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