Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Which wasp ?

Posted by Volkmar on 03-09-2023 14:32
#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 14:35
#2

This is another picture, maybe a little better

Posted by eklans on 03-09-2023 15:15
#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 17:25
#4

Thank you very much for your support Eric, unfortunately the wasp disappeared after a short time, so I could not take more pictures. :|
Regards
Volkmar

Edited by Volkmar on 04-09-2023 12:46

Posted by libor on 03-09-2023 21:15
#5

Antennal flagellum seems to be completely bright orange. In that case, it is Polistes dominula.
Libor

Posted by Volkmar on 04-09-2023 12:46
#6

Thank you for this information ! ;)

Regards

Volkmar

Edited by Volkmar on 04-09-2023 12:47