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Polistes carolina

Polistes carolina
Female P. carolina from Kendall County, Texas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Subfamily: Polistinae
Tribe: Polistini
Genus: Polistes
Species:
P. carolina
Binomial name
Polistes carolina
(Linnaeus, 1767)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Polistes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Vespa carolina Linnaeus, 1767

Polistes carolina is one of two species of red paper wasp found in the eastern United States (the other being Polistes rubiginosus) and is noted for the finer ridges on its propodeum. It is a social wasp in the family Vespidae and subfamily Polistinae. The species is native to the United States from Texas to Florida, north to New York, and west to Nebraska.[3] The wasp's common name is due to the reddish-brown color of its head and body. P. carolina prefer to build their nests in protected spaces.

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