Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae)

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Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae)

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DiBickers wrote:

12 hrs ago

Polistes humilis ssp. humilis

Polistes (Polistella) humilis

DiBickers wrote:

12 Apr 2025

Polistes humilis ssp. humilis

Polistes (Polistella) humilis

DiBickers wrote:

12 Apr 2025

Polistes humilis ssp. synoecus

Polistes (Polistella) humilis

DiBickers wrote:

12 Apr 2025

Unfortunately the image doesn’t show the wasps clearly enough for identification beyond Genus-level.

Polistes sp. (genus)

DiBickers wrote:

12 Apr 2025

2nd photo shows a clear view of the abdomen & there’s a reasonably clear-enough photo of one wasp facing the camera in the 3rd photo to see the detail on mesoscutum so I can rule-out Polistes dominula & verify this as Polistes chinensis.

Polistes (Polistes) chinensis