Image of Polistes dorsalis californicus Bohart 1949

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Polistes dorsalis (Fabricius 1775)

Body symmetry

Namigai et al 2014
bilaterally symmetric
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324

Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves

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are host of

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Elasmus polistis Burks 1971 (Parasitoid wasp)

are parasitized by

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Xenos peckii
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Elasmus polistis Burks 1971 (Parasitoid wasp)

are preyed upon by

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Stagmomantis floridensis Davis 1919

behavioral circadian rhythm

Lewis and Taylor 1965
diurnal
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470

Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.

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(adult)

body length

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16 mm

(adult, average)

cellularity

Cellularity and growth form
multicellular
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993

Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]

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developmental mode

Insect Development
holometabolous
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous

Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.

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eat

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Syntomeida epilais Walker 1854 (Oleander Moth)
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Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. (Dwarf Poinciana)
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Cuscuta californica Choisy (chaparral dodder)
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Erechtites hieraciifolius
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Richardia scabra L. (rough Mexican clover)

geographic distribution

United States Species List
United States
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001

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North Pacific Species List
North Pacific
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1908

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North Atlantic Species List
North Atlantic
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1912

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Mexico Species List
Mexico
URI: http://www.geonames.org/3996063

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Costa Rica Species List
Costa Rica
URI: http://www.geonames.org/3624060

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habitat

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coastal
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000687

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ground
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000635

Definition: planetary surface that is not covered by water

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have host

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Polistes dorsalis dorsalis
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Packera glabella (Poir.) C. Jeffrey (butterweed)
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Ludwigia grandiflora (Michaux) Greuter & Burdet (Largeflower primrose-willow)

number of records in gbif

GBIF data coverage

5506

number of records in iNat

iNaturalist data coverage

8222

number of research grade records in iNat

iNaturalist data coverage

6257

parasitize

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Polistes dorsalis dorsalis

prey on

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Syntomeida epilais Walker 1854 (Oleander Moth)

schmidt sting pain index

Sting Pain literature

2

type specimen repository

GBIF nat'l node type records Netherlands

Naturalis

visit

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Euphorbia marginata Pursh (snow on the mountain)
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Rhus copallinum
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Asclepias perennis Walt. (aquatic milkweed)
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Baccharis sarothroides A. Gray (desertbroom)
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Crotalaria pallida var. obovata (G. Don) Polhill (smooth rattlebox)

visit flowers of

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Angelica venenosa (Greenway) Fern. (hairy angelica)
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Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC. (least snoutbean)
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Ajania pacifica (Nakai) K. Bremer & C. J. Humphries
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Erechtites hieraciifolius
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Avicennia germinans (L.) L. (Black Mangrove)