subgenus
Fuscatus-group Paper Wasps
Fuscopolistes
Children
- Northern Paper Wasp native
- Metric Paper Wasp native
- Hunter's Little Paper Wasp native
- Fine-backed Red Paper Wasp presumed native
- Golden Paper Wasp native
- Apache Paper Wasp native
- Coarse-backed Red Paper Wasp presumed native
- Southern Paper Wasp presumed native
- Parametric Paper Wasp native
- Yellow Paper Wasp native
- Hairy-horned Paper Wasp presumed native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native fuscatus-group paper wasps All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Northern Paper Wasp
Polistes fuscatus
73,956 observations
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Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes metricus
34,810 observations
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Hunter's Little Paper Wasp
Polistes dorsalis
13,995 observations
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Golden Paper Wasp
Polistes aurifer
9,199 observations
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Apache Paper Wasp
Polistes apachus
6,457 observations
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Parametric Paper Wasp
Polistes parametricus
1,796 observations
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Yellow Paper Wasp
Polistes flavus
1,578 observations