Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Hymenoptera (Sawflies, wasps, ants, bees) ➔ Family Vespidae (Social wasps and some solitary wasps)

Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)

Haus-Feldwespe European Paper Wasp

Synonyms and other combinations:

Polistes dominulus (Christ, 1791) |

  • Polistes dominula, female  2317
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes dominula, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2005-08-06 13:36:53
    Image number: 2317
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2005-08-06 13:36:53

  • Polistes dominula, female  2562
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes dominula, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2007-09-23 12:24:40
    Image number: 2562
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2007-09-23 12:24:40

  • Polistes cf. dominula, female  2145
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes cf. dominula, female
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera; 2009-09-16 15:06:16
    Image number: 2145
    female
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera
    2009-09-16 15:06:16

  • Polistes cf. dominula, female  2146
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes cf. dominula, female
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera; 2009-09-16 15:06:22
    Image number: 2146
    female
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera
    2009-09-16 15:06:22

  • Polistes cf. dominula, female  2147
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes cf. dominula, female, conf. Discoelius
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera; 2009-09-16 15:06:29
    Image number: 2147
    female
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera
    2009-09-16 15:06:29
    conf. Discoelius
  • Polistes cf. dominula, female  2148
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes cf. dominula, female, conf. Discoelius
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera; 2009-09-16 15:06:07
    Image number: 2148
    female
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera
    2009-09-16 15:06:07
    conf. Discoelius
  • Polistes dominula  8634
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes dominula
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2019-03-08 11:02:34
    Image number: 8634

    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2019-03-08 11:02:34

  • Polistes dominula  8635
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes dominula
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2019-03-08 11:02:46
    Image number: 8635

    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2019-03-08 11:02:46

  • Polistes dominula  8636
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes dominula
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2019-03-08 11:02:52
    Image number: 8636

    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2019-03-08 11:02:52

  • Polistes dominula  8637
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes dominula
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2019-03-16 09:08:23
    Image number: 8637

    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2019-03-16 09:08:23

  • Polistes dominula  9034
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes dominula
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2019-10-21 10:41:36
    Image number: 9034

    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2019-10-21 10:41:36

  • Polistes dominula, wasps' nest  9035
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes dominula, wasps' nest
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2019-10-26 09:20:52
    Image number: 9035
    wasps' nest
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2019-10-26 09:20:52

  • Polistes dominula, with pray  8933
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes dominula, with pray
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2019-05-30 12:19:17
    Image number: 8933
    with pray
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2019-05-30 12:19:17

  • Polistes dominula, with pray  8934
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes dominula, with pray
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2019-05-30 12:20:11
    Image number: 8934
    with pray
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2019-05-30 12:20:11

  • Polistes dominula, with pray  8935
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes dominula, with pray
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2019-05-30 12:19:54
    Image number: 8935
    with pray
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2019-05-30 12:19:54

  • Polistes dominula, with pray  8936
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes dominula, with pray
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2019-05-30 12:19:25
    Image number: 8936
    with pray
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2019-05-30 12:19:25

  • Polistes dominula  9362
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes dominula
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2020-05-22 09:57:31
    Image number: 9362

    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2020-05-22 09:57:31

  • Polistes dominula, female  9393
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes dominula, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2020-05-22 09:59:12
    Image number: 9393
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2020-05-22 09:59:12

  • Polistes dominula, female  9794
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes dominula, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2020-10-22 12:09:46
    Image number: 9794
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2020-10-22 12:09:46

  • Polistes dominula, female  9795
    Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)  Haus-Feldwespe  European Paper Wasp 
    Polistes dominula, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2020-10-22 12:09:41
    Image number: 9795
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2020-10-22 12:09:41


Classification:
Polistes dominula belongs to the subfamily Polistinae.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Gusenleitner J. (2016). ZOBODAT: Zoological-Botanical Database (Vespoidea) (version 4.0, Oct 2011). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2016 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2016. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Schmid-Egger, C., K. van Achterberg, R. Neumeyer, J. Morinière & S. Schmidt (2017): Revision of the West Palaearctic Polistes Latreille, with the descriptions of two species – an integrative approach using morphology and DNA barcodes (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). – Zookeys 713: 53–112.