BPBM 54964Entomology

Polistes aurifer

Golden Paper Wasp

As recorded: Polistes aurifer de Saussure, 1853

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Eumenidae

Collected by: Maa, Miyatake, & YoshimotoMiyatake Maa →Carl Masaru Yoshimoto →
Date: August 4, 1961
Locality: Kokee
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On August 4, 1961, Maa, Miyatake, & Yoshimoto also collected 24+ other specimens.

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 54964. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38174910. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/54964.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38174910 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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