Vespidae Wasps

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Large family of wasps including Yellowjackets, paper wasps, hornets, potter wasps, mason wasps, and pollen wasps.
Red Paper Wasp (Polistes carolina) Probably (Polistes carolina) or Polistes perplexus.
Orange Co., NC
5 Nov 2007

Nesting habits and microscopic characters are among the only ways to positively identify the red Polistes to species.

Red Paper Wasp (Polistes carolina) Probably (Polistes carolina) or Polistes perplexus.
Orange Co., NC
5 Nov 2007
Red Paper Wasp (Polistes carolina) Probably (Polistes carolina) or Polistes perplexus.
Orange Co., NC
5 Nov 2007

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