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02-JUL-2015 Lejun

Red Paper Wasp parasitizing a moth caterpillar

Copyright © Lewis Scharpf

Red Paper Wasp (Polistes carolina or rubiginosus)
attacking what appears to be an Armyworm caterpillar (genus Spodoptera)
Auburn, Alabama
The two species of the Red Paper Wasp can be distinguished only under a microscope.
See:
www.bugguide.net/node/view/252342

Nikon COOLPIX S8200
1/160s f/3.8 at 7.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time02-Jul-2015 20:16:49
MakeNikon
ModelCOOLPIX S8200
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length7 mm
Exposure Time1/159 sec
Aperturef/3.8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-1.00
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