31,258 observations
Guinea Paper Wasp
Polistes exclamans
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Insecta ›Order: Hymenoptera ›Family: Vespidae ›Genus: Polistes
About
Polistes exclamans, the Guinea paper wasp, is a social wasp and is part of the family Vespidae of the order Hymenoptera. It has been found in Ontario, Canada and the eastern United States from Illinois down south to Florida and west to Nebraska and California. It is also found in Mexico from Chihuahua to Jalisco, Hidalgo. P. exclamans has shown variability in its range including an absence of the species in eastern Missouri from the 1920’s...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Guinea Paper Wasp is Polistes exclamans.
- Guinea Paper Wasp belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Guinea Paper Wasp belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Guinea Paper Wasp belongs to the class Insecta.
- Guinea Paper Wasp belongs to the order Hymenoptera.
- Guinea Paper Wasp belongs to the family Vespidae.
- Guinea Paper Wasp belongs to the genus Polistes.