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Fletcher Wildlife Garden | all galleries >> Bees, wasps, ants and sawflies (Hymenoptera) of the FWG (19 galleries) >> Paper Wasps (Family: Vespidae, Subfamily: Polistinae) > Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)
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17-AUG-2011 Diane Lepage

Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)

This is the European paper wasp. It is smaller than the native P. fuscatus, and has orange antennae. It is also more boldly patterned in yellow and black, like a yellowjacket, whereas the native paper wasp in this area is much darker overall.

Nikon D80
1/640s f/7.1 at 105.0mm iso400 full exif

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