Polistes stigma (Fabricius, 1793) is a animal in the Eumenidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Polistes stigma (Fabricius, 1793)

Polistes stigma (Fabricius, 1793)

Polistes stigma is a Paleotropical paper wasp species widely distributed from India to Australia, Taiwan, and Fiji.

Family
Genus
Polistes
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Polistes stigma (Fabricius, 1793)

Polistes stigma, described by Fabricius in 1793, is a species of paper wasp that is native to the Paleotropics. This species has a wide distribution: its range extends from India southward to Australia, and eastward to Taiwan and Fiji.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Eumenidae Polistes

More from Eumenidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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