Paper Wasp

Polistes dominula

Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)
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The European paper wasp is one of the most common and well-known species of social wasps in the genus Polistes. Its diet is more diverse than those of most Polistes species—many genera of insects versus mainly caterpillars in other Polistes—giving it superior survivability compared to other wasp species during a shortage of resources. Source

Where is the Paper Wasp now?

In the last 8 weeks this insect was recorded 32 times across 5 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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How the Paper Wasp moves through the year

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in North America ranged from 38°N in October to 48°N in May, about 1,100 km apart.

Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.