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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 » Hornets, Yellowjackets; Paper, Potter, Mason, and Pollen Wasps; and Allies (Vespidae) » Paper Wasps (Polistinae) » Umbrella Paper Wasps (Polistes) » Subgenus Fuscopolistes (Polistes Subgenus Fuscopolistes) » carolina or rubiginosus (Polistes carolina or rubiginosus)
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wasp, red with golden hue - Polistes
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wasp, red with golden hue - Polistes
Highland Haven, Burnet County, Texas, USA
October 23, 2013
At first glance, I thought this was a paper wasp or a spider wasp...but the wings were brownish and there was a golden hue towards the backend.It was obvioously enjoying the remains of a meal. Many thanks for telling me which kind it is...Denise K.

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wasp, red with golden hue - Polistes wasp, red with golden hue - Polistes wasp, red with golden hue - Polistes
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Contributed by nature4me on 8 December, 2013 - 5:51am
Last updated 10 December, 2013 - 9:30am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Vespula Vulgaris, 10 December, 2013 - 9:30am login or register to post comments

Polistes
Either P. carolina or rubiginosus I expect. The round structures highlighted in your third photo are tegulae.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 December, 2013 - 8:36am login or register to post comments

 
yes I think your right
yes I think your right
… Scotty Anderson, 8 December, 2013 - 11:55am login or register to post comments

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