Polistes dorsalis dorsalis (Fabricius, 1775)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Vespidae   >   Genus Polistes   

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Polistes dorsalis in Somerset Co., Maryland (9/28/2020). Determined by B. Dagley et al./BugGuide. (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A female Polistes dorsalis dorsalis in Baltimore City, Maryland (4/20/2007). Determined by Matthias Buck/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Polistes dorsalis in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/18/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Adrienne van den Beemt. (MBP list)

Polistes dorsalis in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2016). Photo by Andy Wilson. (MBP list)

Polistes dorsalis in Somerset Co., Maryland (9/28/2020). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Male and female Polistes dorsalis dorsalis at a nest in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/29/2007). Determined by Matthias Buck/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Polistes dorsalis in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/14/2021). (c) maragay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by maragay via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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