Polistes aurifer
Golden Paper Wasp
As recorded: Polistes aurifer de Saussure, 1853
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Eumenidae
- Collected by
- Butler, G. D.
- Date
- September 1, 1961
- Identified by
- Bequaert
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1961, Butler, G. D. also collected 17 other specimens.
Chelonus blackburni
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Chelonus blackburni
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Cotesia marginiventris
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Cotesia marginiventris
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Cotesia marginiventris
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Cotesia marginiventris
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Cotesia marginiventris
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Cotesia marginiventris
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Diplazon laetatorius
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Diplazon laetatorius
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Diplazon laetatorius
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Diplazon laetatorius
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Diplazon laetatorius
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Polistes aurifer
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Polistes aurifer
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Polistes aurifer
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Polistes aurifer
Entomology
Polistes aurifer observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,087 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Colorado, US
(c) Christian Nunes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Hunts Dr, Drumheller, AB, CA
(c) parkasan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Hunts Dr, Drumheller, AB, CA
(c) parkasan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
University, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
(c) utah_klaus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Colusa County, CA, USA
(c) Sarah Reid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Southbound Alumni Ave at Transit Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
(c) Lyra Silver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polistes aurifer. BPBM 100672. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38174444. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/100672.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38174444 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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