Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Which wasp ?

Posted by Volkmar on 03-09-2023 13:32
#1
Hello,

today I found this pretty wasp in the garden sucking nectar from a creeping thistle, sorry but I don't have a picture from the front. Please help identify.


Best regards, Volkmar


Data: Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, D-59821 Arnsberg, 235 m, 3.9.2023.

Posted by Volkmar on 03-09-2023 13:35
#2
This is another picture, maybe a little better

Posted by eklans on 03-09-2023 14:15
#3
Hello Volkmar, it's a Polistes - and probably P. dominula-group. To be sure we should see frontal and lateral images.

Posted by Volkmar on 03-09-2023 16:25
#4
Thank you very much for your support Eric, unfortunately the wasp disappeared after a short time, so I could not take more pictures. Frown
Regards
Volkmar
Edited by Volkmar on 04-09-2023 11:46

Posted by libor on 03-09-2023 20:15
#5
Antennal flagellum seems to be completely bright orange. In that case, it is Polistes dominula.
Libor

Posted by Volkmar on 04-09-2023 11:46
#6
Thank you for this information ! Wink

Regards

Volkmar
Edited by Volkmar on 04-09-2023 11:47