Polistes major major: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Genus: Polistes
Species
Scientific Name: Polistes major major

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Polistes major major

Polistes major major is a Neotropical eusocial paper wasp subspecies most commonly found on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, as well as in Central America, South Florida in the United States, and Puerto Rico. It has been called avispa de caballo (Spanish: "horse wasp") in the Dominican Republic.

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