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Red-headed Paper Wasp

Polistes erythrocephalus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colombia.January 40, February 22, March 20, April 29, May 26, June 34, July 34, August 23, September 14, October 18, November 16, December 24.
Colombia300
Costa Rica269
Antioquia143
Provincia Puntarenas95
Provincia Guanacaste61
Caldas45
Valle del Cauca41
Provincia Limón38
Provincia Alajuela22
Panama22

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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
GenusUmbrella Paper Wasps · Polistes

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