I’m not at all sure what this wasp is but I’m going to guess it’s a Polistes species, possibly P. fuscatus, the northern paper wasp. I like this head-on shot, although I’d like to have a bit more depth of field. The wasps and bees were thick in the mountain mint and buddleia this afternoon. Autumn is arriving, though, and it’s been cooler, so the insects are not quite so nemerous except in the heat of mid-day. I also got a few pictures of a beewolf (Philanthus gibbosus).
Daily Archives: September 12, 2020
Paper Wasp (Polistes Sp.)
Categories: Creatures
Tags: Hymenoptera, Insect, Insecta, Paper Wasp, Polistes, Wasp
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