Golden paper wasp (Polistes aurifer)

Golden paper wasp (Polistes fuscatus aurifer) foraging on ooze from tree
Photograph by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

Golden paper wasp | Polistes aurifer photo

Golden paper wasp (Polistes fuscatus aurifer); Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Photograph by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

Golden paper wasp | Polistes aurifer photo

Golden paper wasp (Polistes fuscatus aurifer); overwintering queen
Photograph by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

GOLDEN PAPER WASP FACTS

Classification

Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Vespidae
Genus:	Polistes
Species:	aurifer
Common Name:	Golden paper wasp

Relatives in same Genus
  Red wasp (P. annularis)
  Paper wasp (P. apachus)
  Paper wasp (P. carolina)
  Asian paper wasp (P. chinensis antennalis)
  Paper wasp (P. dominula)
  Common paper wasp (P. exclamans exclamans)
  Paper wasp (P. fuscatus)
  Paper wasp (P. metrica)
  Macao paper wasp (P. olivaceus)

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