Polistes aurifer – Paper Wasp

26 August 2015: Polistes aurifer was one among several species of wasps harvesting water from Cooper Creek at Avondale Park in Denton, Texas, a member of the paper wasp family, Polistinae. Avondale Park is administered by the City of Denton, Texas.

Source:

“Paper Wasp (Polistes aurifer),” Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies (Hymenoptera), accessed 8.28.15, http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~larsonmorgan/Ants%20Bees%20Wasps/ants,%20bees,%20wasps%20and%20sawflies.html