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Working Wasp A Golden Rod appeals to this Wasp. Northern paper wasp,Polistes fuscatus Click/tap to enlarge

Working Wasp

A Golden Rod appeals to this Wasp.

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    I don't think this is Polistes fuscatus or a paper wasp at all. The abdomen is much smaller, more round and the connection to the thorax is very thin. Paper wasps are more robust.
    http://bugguide.net/node/view/319104/bgimage     Posted 10 years ago
  2. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    I agree with Wildflower on this one, also lacking any stripes that I can see. Possibly Isodontia mexicana???
    http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Isodontia+mexicana     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View WildFlower's profile
      WildFlower
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      I agree about the genus, I was just looking at them myself, but mexicana has very pale wings so it is probably not the one. I am more in favour of apicalis, but they are similar and it is hard to tell the difference from this photo. Posted 10 years ago

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Uploaded Aug 4, 2015. Captured Aug 2, 2015 14:22.
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  • Canon EOS 20D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/640s
  • ISO100
  • 113mm