Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Hymenoptera, Vespidae, ? from Romania

Posted by cosmln on 14-04-2008 07:23
#1
HI,

photographed his wasp in 8.april.2008.
founded soaring on a Euphorbia plant in a Fagus fores near a stream. ~700m.
size of he wasp ~12 mm

can be IDed further?
thanks far all the help,
cosmln

Posted by Christian Schmid-Egger on 14-04-2008 08:54
#2
From what I can see, it is a female of Polistes biglumis. In Polistes, head in frontal view is very helpful.

Regards, Christian

Posted by cosmln on 15-04-2008 14:13
#3
Christian Schmid-Egger wrote:
From what I can see, it is a female of Polistes biglumis. In Polistes, head in frontal view is very helpful.

Regards, Christian


hi Christian,

thanks for your help.
the exemplary was very tame, but i forget to make a frontal view. just tried and tried to make some more artistic photos. without success, to dark, he flask was two powerful on that Euphorbia. the background become too dark and so on..

cosmln

Posted by Christian Schmid-Egger on 15-04-2008 18:22
#4
Yes, of course, these wasps are not professional models. But here, a yellow mandible is visible, so identification is quite sure.

Regards, Christian