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Paper wasp queen at her 4 chamber nest Uploaded to help ID a head shot of this wasp that I previously uploaded Mischocyttarus mexicanus,insects,paper wasp,queen wasp,stinging insects,wasp,winged insects Click/tap to enlarge

Paper wasp queen at her 4 chamber nest

Uploaded to help ID a head shot of this wasp that I previously uploaded

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
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    OK, it's not a Polistes, but a Mischocyttarus mexicanus.
    http://www.bugphotos.net/disp.php?g=Vespidae
    http://bugguide.net/node/view/8462/bgimage     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View pedalmasher's profile
      pedalmasher
      Snow Leopard
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      Thanks, I went ahead and changed my other two wasp photos to Mischocyttarus mexicanus. Posted 10 years ago

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The Mexican Paper Wasp

"Mischocyttarus mexicanus" is a New World paper wasp that exhibits facultative eusocial behavior and includes at least two subspecies living in the southern United States and Central America.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Jan 3, 2015. Captured Sep 14, 2013 21:34.
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  • Canon EOS REBEL T3i
  • f/8.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO400
  • 55mm