Polistes parametricus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Polistes parametricus is a species of paper wasp described in 2012. It was previously recognized as belonging in P. fuscatus-group (Polistes fuscatus, Polistes metricus, Polistes bellicosus). It is listed in the Identification Atlas of the Vespidae of the Northeastern Nearctic Region as "species B". And in the NCBI Taxonomy as Polistes sp. Buck2.
It is likely to be an obligate parasite of other social wasps, but no documented observation of this behavior have been made. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Parametric Paper Wasp sighting in Washington on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1121st most-seen of the 1807 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Parametric Paper Wasp in Washington on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Washington, in our data
Washington is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Parametric Paper Wasp sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Polistes
The closest relatives of the Parametric Paper Wasp that you can see in Washington (genus Polistes, Umbrella Paper Wasps) are European Paper Wasp (about 10%), Northern Paper Wasp (about 10%) and Metric Paper Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Parametric Paper Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Washington (11 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
