Polistes aurifer

As recorded: Polistes aurifer de Saussure, 1853

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Eumenidae

Collected by: Giffard, W. M.
Date: June 1, 1913
Locality: Waimea
Record type: Preserved specimen

129 Bishop specimens of Polistes aurifer · collected 1904–1992Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1913, Giffard, W. M. also collected 21 other specimens.

Polistes aurifer observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1913. 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)

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Cite this specimen

Polistes aurifer. BPBM 100757. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38175041. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/100757.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38175041 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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