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Polistes badius
Polistes badius is a species from the subgenus Polistes. The species was originally described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1873.
From the article Polistes badius on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The species was originally described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1873 as Polistes badia.
Range & habitat
Polistes badius specimens have been collected from Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, south Africa, and Yemen.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Like other Polistes wasps, P. badius feeds primarily on caterpillars and other soft-bodied insects. Polistes wasps construct nests composed of chewed plant pulp and salivary secretions. The nests of P. badius are horizontal with downward-facing cells.
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 810990.