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Mischocyttarus basimacula nest, Montezuma, Colombia Three paper wasps tending to their nest, which was found on the underside of a leaf. Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Mischocyttarus basimacula,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatamá National Park,World

Mischocyttarus basimacula nest, Montezuma, Colombia

Three paper wasps tending to their nest, which was found on the underside of a leaf.

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Claire Hamilton

Lion

Southern yellowjacket? Posted 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Based on the two yellow stripes on its abdomen, it certainly looks like one!
  I was a bit intimidated when reading about paper wasps where it is stated that there's over a 1,000 species, over half of those in the tropics.
  
  How unique do you think this stripe pattern is, enough to identify it?
  Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    I don't think this is Vespula squamosa, the stripes are not exactly the same. The legs are not all yellow either. It's range reaches only to Honduras.
    https://cjai.biologicalsurvey.ca/bmc_05/96v_squamosa.html
    http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/occas/hornet_yellowjacket.htm Posted 7 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Of course, Wildflower is correct. I got my geography upside down and was concentrating too much on the thorax markings. Another thing is that the Southern yellowjacket makes enormous nests, so the underside of a leaf did not seem appropriate.
There is a type of Pollen wasp that mimics the yellowjacket but don't live in the tropics.
I could spend all day trying if I had the time and probably still be no nearer, but the fun is how much you learn in the process! Posted 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I totally agree, this thread in itself is quite educational. Posted 7 years ago

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The Mischocyttarus basimacula

Mischocyttarus basimacula is a paper wasp in the Mischocyttarus genus.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants

Species identified by Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Nov 15, 2017. Captured Oct 16, 2017 19:01 in Apía-Tadó, Condoto, Chocó, Colombia.

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NIKON D850
f/7.1
1/60s
ISO64
105mm

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