<em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/18/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 497021 - Psn: 20)

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<em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Washington Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). Determined by B. Dagley/BugGuide. (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 952007 - Psn: 21)

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A <em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Wicomico Co., Maryland (9/5/2014). Determined by Matthias Buck/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 163590 - Psn: 25)

A Parancistrocerus fulvipes in Wicomico Co., Maryland (9/5/2014). Determined by Matthias Buck/BugGuide.

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A female <em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/23/2009). Determined by Richard Vernier/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 44509 - Psn: 30)

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A male <em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/18/2010). Determined by Richard Vernier/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 44508 - Psn: 31)

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A male <em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/30/2007). Determined by Matthias Buck/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 44510 - Psn: 32)

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<em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/20/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 529603 - Psn: 32)

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<em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/25/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 493844 - Psn: 44)

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<em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/2/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 500873 - Psn: 48)

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<em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/22/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 501260 - Psn: 48)

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Parancistrocerus fulvipes in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/18/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/4/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 500869 - Psn: 52)

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<em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/31/2020). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 305788 - Psn: 54)

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<em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/28/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1078258 - Psn: 54)

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<em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/3/2017). (c) Matt Muir, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-NC-SA</a>). (Photo ID: 198671 - Psn: 55)

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<em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/19/2019). (c) alexheath, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 198683 - Psn: 55)

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<em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/22/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 305772 - Psn: 55)

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<em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/7/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1108329 - Psn: 55)

Parancistrocerus fulvipes in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/7/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/14/2020). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 239852 - Psn: 62)

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Parancistrocerus fulvipes in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/28/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Parancistrocerus fulvipes</em> in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/5/2022). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 915581 - Psn: 66)

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Parancistrocerus fulvipes

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Vespidae
Genus:	Parancistrocerus
Species:	P. fulvipes
Binomial name
*Parancistrocerus fulvipes* (de Saussure, 1856)

Parancistrocerus fulvipes also known by the common name potter wasp^[1] is a species of stinging wasp in the family Vespidae.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] This species' nesting sites include borings in wood, old mud dauber and Polistes nests, and abandoned burrows of ground-nesting bees, but it may also construct its own burrows in the ground.^[6] Prey includes caterpillars of Tortricidae, Nolidae, Chloephorinae, Crambidae, and Gelechiidae.^[6]

Subspecies

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These two subspecies belong to the species Parancistrocerus fulvipes:

Parancistrocerus fulvipes fulvipes^g
Parancistrocerus fulvipes rufovestis Bohart, 1948^{g b}

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[7] c = Catalogue of Life,^[2] g = GBIF,^[3] b = Bugguide.net^[4]

References

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^ "A Potter Wasp (Parancistrocerus fulvipes) | Idaho Fish and Game". idfg.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ ^a ^b "Parancistrocerus fulvipes species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
^ ^a ^b "Parancistrocerus fulvipes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
^ ^a ^b "Parancistrocerus fulvipes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
^ "Parancistrocerus fulvipes Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
^ ^a ^b "Parancistrocerus fulvipes". www.biologicalsurvey.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-06.