Insects
Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae)

Social or paper-nest wasp (Vespidae, Polistinae or Vespinae) species

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Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae)

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Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus (Red paper wasp)

Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus
Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus
Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus

Polistes (Gyrostoma) schach (Paper Wasp)

Polistes (Gyrostoma) schach
Polistes (Gyrostoma) schach
Polistes (Gyrostoma) schach
Polistes (Gyrostoma) schach

Polistes (Polistella) humilis (Common Paper Wasp)

Polistes (Polistella) humilis
Polistes (Polistella) humilis
Polistes (Polistella) humilis
Polistes (Polistella) humilis

Polistes (Polistes) chinensis (Asian paper wasp)

Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
Female

Female
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
Male

Male
Female
Male

Polistes (Polistes) dominula (European Paper Wasp)

Polistes (Polistes) dominula
Polistes (Polistes) dominula
Polistes (Polistes) dominula
Polistes (Polistes) dominula

Polistes sp. (genus) (Unidentified paper wasp)

Polistes sp. (genus)
Polistes sp. (genus)
Polistes sp. (genus)
Polistes sp. (genus)

Polistes stigma (Tropical Paper Wasp)

Polistes stigma
Polistes stigma
Polistes stigma
Polistes stigma

Ropalidia plebeiana (Small brown paper wasp)

Ropalidia plebeiana
Ropalidia plebeiana
Ropalidia plebeiana
Ropalidia plebeiana

Ropalidia revolutionalis (Stick-nest Brown Paper Wasp)

Ropalidia revolutionalis
Ropalidia revolutionalis
Ropalidia revolutionalis
Ropalidia revolutionalis

Ropalidia romandi (Yellow Brown Paper Wasp)

Ropalidia romandi
Ropalidia romandi
Ropalidia romandi
Ropalidia romandi

Ropalidia sp. (genus) (A paper wasp)

Ropalidia sp. (genus)
Ropalidia sp. (genus)
Ropalidia sp. (genus)
Ropalidia sp. (genus)

Vespula (Genus) (Vespula germanica or Vespula vulgaris)

Vespula (Genus)
Vespula (Genus)
Vespula (Genus)
Vespula (Genus)

Vespula germanica (European Wasp, German Yellowjacket Wasp)

Vespula germanica
Vespula germanica
Vespula germanica
Vespula germanica
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