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Tropical paper wasp

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    WildFlower
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    This is a paper wasp, maybe Polistes stigma.
    http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/34640002     Posted 11 years ago

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The Tropical paper wasp

Polistes stigma is a small paper wasp, length 13 mm. It is rich brown colour with lighter orange brown legs and antennae. The end of the abdomen is banded with yellow. The wings have a dark spot near the tip of each forewing.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
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By Sunil R Agadi

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Uploaded Nov 25, 2013. Captured Sep 20, 2012 14:46 in Road, Semmedu-Kolli Hill Forest, Thinnanurnadu, Tamil Nadu 637411, India.
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  • Canon PowerShot S5 IS
  • f/3.5
  • 1/403s
  • ISO160
  • 72mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.