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Species

Polistes aurifer (Golden paper wasp)

Polistes aurifer. Photo: (c) Chris Evers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Polistes aurifer, the golden paper wasp, is a species of paper wasp in the family Vespidae.

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
      • Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
        • Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
          • Class: Insecta (Insects)
            • Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
              • Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
                • Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
                  • Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
                    • Superfamily: Vespoidea (Vespoid wasps)
                      • Family: Vespidae (Hornets, paper wasps, potter wasps, and allies)
                        • Subfamily: Polistinae (Paper wasps)
                          • Tribe: Polistini
                            • Genus: Polistes (Umbrella paper wasps)
                              • Subgenus: Fuscopolistes (Fuscatus-group paper wasps)
                                • Species: Polistes aurifer (Golden paper wasp)

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