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Polistes bischoffi
Polistes bischoffi is a species of paper wasps belonging to the family Vespidae.
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Description
Polistes bischoffi has a wingspan of 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in) and a body length of 9.9–14.1 millimetres (0.39–0.56 in) in females. These wasps are characterized by a blackish upper side of the antennae, by black cheeks and yellow jaws. The clypeus is yellow with a large black central stripe. Males show a yellow face. The body markings are variable.
Range & habitat
This species is present in the Mediterranean region, in Southern and Central Europe (Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland), in the Balkan Mountains and in the Near East. These paper wasps can be found in woodland edges and meadows.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 538470.