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Western Paper Wasp

Mischocyttarus flavitarsis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 28, February 22, March 30, April 59, May 89, June 54, July 58, August 85, September 46, October 50, November 28, December 24.
United States1,893
Colorado674
California615
Canada332
British Columbia250
Utah224
Texas150
New Mexico133
Washington113
Oregon112

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • EusocialLives in colonies with division of labor and cooperative brood careFrom its classification

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Practical

  • StingingCan deliver a painful stingFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderAnts, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera
FamilyHornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies · Vespidae
GenusLong-waisted Paper Wasps · Mischocyttarus

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