Least Paper Wasp

Polistes dorsalis dorsalis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Eumenidae

Polistes dorsalis is a species of social wasps that can be found throughout various parts of North America. It is classified under the Vespidae within the genus of Polistes. Male Polistes dorsalis wasps can be distinguished from other Polistes species by their distinctly prominent median tubercle of sternum 7.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 93

Sources and credits

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