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Northern Paper Wasp
Polistes fuscatus |
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| Species ID | 10197 |
| Date | 8/19/2010 |
| Location | |
| County | Montgomery |
| Quad | Vienna (38077_H3) |
| Record Counts | |
| Total | 454 |
| County | 78 |
| Quad | 0 |
| Source | |
| Observer All-Time Checklist | |
| Observer | Ashley Bradford |
| Other | |
| Specimen | No |
| Published | No |
| Processed By | Dave Kazyak |
A mature Northern Paper Wasp colony in a fence pole in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/19/2010). Determined by Richard Vernier/BugGuide who notes: Yellow-faced individual with mainly olive-green compound eyes are the males, the red faced ones with hazel-brown eyes are the females. Large size of most of these latter indicates they are so-called gynes, i.e., fertile females who will be the foundresses of next year.
Media by Ashley Bradford.
Media by Ashley Bradford.