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Polistes carnifex


Avispa Verdugo (Polistes carnifex)
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https://www.argentinat.org/observations/153211933
Polistes carnifex, conocida como avispa ejecutora, avispa verdugo o avispa ahogadora, es un véspido neotropical del género cosmopolita Polistes, conocida por su picadura extremadamente dolorosa y potente.
La avispa es originaria de América Central y del Sur. Es una avispa de papel amarilla y marrón muy grande que establece pequeñas colonias que construyen nidos bajo los aleros de los edificios o suspendidos de ramas. https://www.argentinat.org/

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Scientific name: Polistes carnifex
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Spanish Name: Avispa Verdugo
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Sex: N/A
Life stage: Adult
Registration date: 08/03/2008
Country: Brazil
Province / Department: Santa Catarina
Location or protected area: Camboriú
Location accuracy: Low
Belonging: Native
Condition: Wild
Certainty: Photographed
Reproduction information: No
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Photography ID: 530793 View Full Record
Publication date: 04/05/2023 17:54:13
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Photo Avispa Verdugo
Photo ID: 530793