previous | index | next 800x560 pixels 67.7 KB | Paper Wasp_7178.jpg | Larger Image

Common Name:
Paper Wasp

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Infraorder: Aculeata
Superfamily: Vespoidea
Family: Vespidae
Subfamily: Polistinae
Tribe:
Species:
Polistes annularis

Hodges No:

Location:
Cape May
Cape May, NJ
USA

Date: 4/10/05

Stage: Adult
Sex:
Notes:

Polistes annularis Vespidae
Paper Wasp
Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
Please feel free to drop me an eMail with corrections or comments. They are greatly appreciated.