golden paper wasp, Polistes aurifer (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) - 5369821

golden paper wasp
Polistes aurifer Saussure

Descriptor: Adult(s)
Description: Late season (October 13) adult.  At the time mating activities were noted and adults were moving to winter shelter.  
Image type: Field
Subject Gender: Female
Image view: Close-up
Image location: Forsyth, Montana, United States

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Name: Whitney Cranshaw
Organization: Colorado State University
Country: United States

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Image Number: 5369821

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Image uploaded on Monday, May 12, 2008
Image Information last updated on Thursday, July 22, 2010