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Polistes stigma tamulus

Polistes stigma tamulus

Polistes stigma tamulus (Polistes stigma tamulus) photographed by Devendra Bhardwaj

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

Scientific name
Polistes stigma tamulus
Group
Insect

A paper-nest builder that hunts garden caterpillars.

  • Spot it Slender yellow-brown wasp.
  • Home Eaves and shrubs.
  • Food web Eats caterpillars and nectar.
  • Why it matters Controls caterpillar pests and pollinates flowers.
Sources and credits

Records and field notes

  • RajasthanDevendra Bhardwaj has 1 verified record of this species on iNaturalist in 2020, 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.

The tag before each record shows the place it was checked for.

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