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Arabian paper wasp

Polistes wattii

Arabian paper wasp (Polistes wattii) photographed by Devendra Bhardwaj

Image: Devendra Bhardwaj · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0 · Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan · Resized

Scientific name
Polistes wattii
Group
Insect

A golden paper-wasp on a hanging nest.

  • Spot it Golden-orange wasp with long legs.
  • Home Sheltered spots and eaves.
  • Food web Hunts caterpillars.
  • Why it matters Controls caterpillar pests and visits flowers.
Sources and credits

Records and field notes

  • RajasthanDevendra Bhardwaj has 1 verified record of this species on iNaturalist in 2025, in Jaipur.[20]

Sources

  1. Devendra Bhardwaj. iNaturalist observations and notes, with place and date (inaturalist.org/people/devendrabhardwaj) (field record). The observer's own dated records and notes, with places. Statements in his notes are his own and were not independently checked by KJVF.
  2. Short introductions and key points written with AI help (Google Gemini and Claude) and checked against GBIF where possible (reference). AI-assisted text for general readers. Please check important details before relying on them.

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