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

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

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

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Polistes (Polistella) humilis (Common Paper Wasp)

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

Polistes sp. (genus) (Unidentified paper wasp)

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

Ropalidia plebeiana (Small brown paper wasp)

Ropalidia plebeiana
Ropalidia plebeiana
Ropalidia plebeiana
Ropalidia plebeiana

Vespula (Genus) (Vespula germanica or Vespula vulgaris)

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

Vespula germanica (German Yellowjacket Wasp (also known as European Wasp))

Vespula germanica
Vespula germanica
Vespula germanica
Vespula germanica
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