Species

Polistes aurifer (Golden paper wasp)

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

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

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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