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The Metricus paper wasp (Polistes metricus) is a wasp native to North America. It ranges throughout the southern Midwest, the South, and as far northeast as New York, but has recently been spotted in southwest Ontario. A single female specimen has also been reported from Dryden, Maine.Polistes metricus is dark colored, with yellow tarsi and black tibia.

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