Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
Checking out an old barbeque for a nest site.
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
First one I've seen this year.
17 mm
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
Backed out of drilled hole in spruce stump, 5 deg C
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Polistes dominula
(European Paper Wasp)
Snuck into the house somehow
Taxonomy
Subclass:
Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)
Suborder:
Apocrita (Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees)
Infraorder:
Aculeata (Ants, Bees, and Stinging Wasps)
Family:
Vespidae (Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies)
No lower level information