Eumenidae

Family

Eumenidae

Eumenidae

79 species in our catalog · found in 90 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies)
FamilyEumenidae

Species in this group

Caribbean Paper Wasp

Polistes crinitus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Variegated Paper Wasp

Polistes versicolor

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Unstable Paper Wasp

Polistes instabilis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Camoati Wasp

Polybia scutellaris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Comanche Paper Wasp

Polistes comanchus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Polistes cavapyta

Polistes cavapyta

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Red-Headed Paper Wasp

Polistes erythrocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp

Polistes olivaceus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Red-Headed Polybia Wasp

Polybia ruficeps

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Palm Paper Wasp

Polistes palmarum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Kaibab Paper Wasp

Polistes kaibabensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Golden Paper Wasp

Polistes aurifer

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Polybia liliacea

Polybia liliacea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Zeta argillaceum

Zeta argillaceum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rothney's Paper Wasp

Polistes rothneyi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Orange-Tailed Potter Wasp

Delta latreillei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

European Paper Wasp

Polistes dominula

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp

Polybia occidentalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Arabian Paper Wasp

Polistes wattii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Executioner Paper Wasp

Polistes carnifex

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Giant Brown Paper Wasp

Polistes gigas

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Ferocious Polybia Wasp

Polybia rejecta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Horse Paper Wasp

Polistes major

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Arizona Paper Wasp

Polistes arizonensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Slosson's Mason Wasp

Zethus slossonae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Northern Paper Wasp

Polistes fuscatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Polybia plebeja

Polybia plebeja

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Zethus westwoodi

Zethus westwoodi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bahamian Paper Wasp

Polistes bahamensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Yellow Paper Wasp

Polistes flavus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phimenes flavopictus

Phimenes flavopictus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Metric Paper Wasp

Polistes metricus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp

Pachodynerus erynnis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hunter's Little Paper Wasp

Polistes dorsalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Southern Paper Wasp

Polistes bellicosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Asian Paper Wasp

Polistes chinensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Polistes takasagonus

Polistes takasagonus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Neotropical Red Paper Wasp

Polistes canadensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Goeldi's Paper Wasp

Polistes goeldii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Four-Toothed Mason Wasp

Monobia quadridens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Polistes biglumis

Polistes biglumis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Black Mud Wasp

Delta emarginatum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Symmorphus hoozanensis

Symmorphus hoozanensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phimenes arcuatus

Phimenes arcuatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Polistes badius

Polistes badius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ringed Paper Wasp

Polistes annularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Orange Potter Wasp

Delta bicinctum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Australian Paper Wasp

Polistes humilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Polybia ignobilis

Polybia ignobilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhynchium brunneum

Rhynchium brunneum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Delta lepeleterii

Delta lepeleterii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Polistes testaceicolor

Polistes testaceicolor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Polistes tenebricosus

Polistes tenebricosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Guinea Paper Wasp

Polistes exclamans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhynchium superbum

Rhynchium superbum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Polybia jurinei

Polybia jurinei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Delta concinnum

Delta concinnum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Delta caffrum

Delta caffrum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Veracruz Paper Wasp

Polistes veracrucis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tropical Paper Wasp

Polistes stigma

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Showing the 60 most likely of 79 species — the park table below covers them all.

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Eumenidae

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	11 of 79	~70%
	Horse Paper Wasp			~20%
	Slosson's Mason Wasp			~10%
	Metric Paper Wasp			~10%
	Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp			~10%
	Hunter's Little Paper Wasp			~10%
	Southern Paper Wasp			~10%
	Bahamian Paper Wasp			~10%
	Northern Paper Wasp			~10%
	Pseudodynerus quadrisectus			<5%
	Four-Toothed Mason Wasp			<5%
	Fine-Backed Red Paper Wasp			<5%
2	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	8 of 79	~60%
	Slosson's Mason Wasp			~20%
	Bahamian Paper Wasp			~10%
	Hunter's Little Paper Wasp			~10%
	Southern Paper Wasp			~10%
	Northern Paper Wasp			~10%
	Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp			~10%
	Horse Paper Wasp			~10%
	Metric Paper Wasp			~10%
3	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	7 of 79	~60%
	Rothney's Paper Wasp			~20%
	Giant Brown Paper Wasp			~20%
	Polistes takasagonus			~10%
	Phimenes flavopictus			~10%
	🦋 Symmorphus hoozanensis			~10%
	Rhynchium brunneum			~10%
	Polistes tenebricosus			~10%
4	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	10 of 79	~50%
	Horse Paper Wasp			~10%
	Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp			~10%
	Slosson's Mason Wasp			~10%
	Hunter's Little Paper Wasp			~10%
	Southern Paper Wasp			~10%
	Metric Paper Wasp			~10%
	Euodynerus bidens			~10%
	Northern Paper Wasp			~10%
	Bahamian Paper Wasp			~10%
	Zethus spinipes			<5%
5	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 79	~50%
	Camoati Wasp			~30%
	Polistes cavapyta			~30%
6	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 79	~50%
	Comanche Paper Wasp			~30%
	Golden Paper Wasp			~10%
	Yellow Paper Wasp			~10%
	Hunter's Little Paper Wasp			~10%
	Apache Paper Wasp			<5%
7	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	8 of 79	~50%
	Arizona Paper Wasp			~20%
	Yellow Paper Wasp			~10%
	Comanche Paper Wasp			~10%
	Golden Paper Wasp			~10%
	Horse Paper Wasp			~10%
	Hunter's Little Paper Wasp			~10%
	Dolichodynerus tanynotus			<5%
	Euodynerus annulatus			<5%
8	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 79	~40%
	Red-Headed Paper Wasp			~30%
	Unstable Paper Wasp			~20%
9	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 79	~40%
	Caribbean Paper Wasp			~40%
10	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	8 of 79	~40%
	Metric Paper Wasp			~10%
	Northern Paper Wasp			~10%
	Guinea Paper Wasp			~10%
	Four-Toothed Mason Wasp			~10%
	Hunter's Little Paper Wasp			<5%
	Fine-Backed Red Paper Wasp			<5%
	Perennial Mason Wasp			<5%
	Hidalgo Mason Wasp			<5%
11	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	8 of 79	~40%
	Neotropical Red Paper Wasp			~10%
	Unstable Paper Wasp			~10%
	Horse Paper Wasp			~10%
	Veracruz Paper Wasp			~10%
	Polybia plebeja			~10%
	Hunter's Little Paper Wasp			<5%
	Guinea Paper Wasp			<5%
	Executioner Paper Wasp			<5%
12	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 79	~40%
	Variegated Paper Wasp			~40%
13	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 79	~40%
	Unstable Paper Wasp			~40%
14	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	3 of 79	~30%
	Variegated Paper Wasp			~20%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
	Neotropical Red Paper Wasp			~10%
15	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 79	~30%
	Unstable Paper Wasp			~20%
	Executioner Paper Wasp			~20%
16	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 79	~30%
	Guinea Paper Wasp			~10%
	Northern Paper Wasp			~10%
	Metric Paper Wasp			~10%
	Four-Toothed Mason Wasp			~10%
	Pseudodynerus quadrisectus			~10%
	European Paper Wasp			<5%
	Perennial Mason Wasp			<5%
17	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 79	~30%
	Variegated Paper Wasp			~20%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
	Neotropical Red Paper Wasp			~10%
18	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 79	~30%
	Variegated Paper Wasp			~30%
19	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 79	~30%
	Executioner Paper Wasp			~20%
	Red-Headed Paper Wasp			~20%
20	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 79	~30%
	Red-Headed Paper Wasp			~20%
	Executioner Paper Wasp			~10%
21	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 79	~30%
	Polybia plebeja			~10%
	🦋 Zethus westwoodi			~10%
22	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 79	~30%
	Red-Headed Paper Wasp			~20%
	Goeldi's Paper Wasp			~10%
23	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6 of 79	~30%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
	Delta bonellii			~10%
	Polistes marginalis			~10%
	Polistes madiburensis			<5%
	Black Mud Wasp			<5%
	Delta caffrum			<5%
24	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 79	~20%
	Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp			~20%
25	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 79	~20%
	Red-Headed Polybia Wasp			~20%
26	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 79	~20%
	Northern Paper Wasp			~20%
	Pitted Mason Wasp			~10%
	European Paper Wasp			<5%
27	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 79	~20%
	Palm Paper Wasp			~20%
28	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 79	~20%
	Unstable Paper Wasp			~10%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~10%
29	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 79	~20%
	Kaibab Paper Wasp			~20%
30	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 79	~20%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
	Asian Paper Wasp			~10%
31	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 79	~20%
	Polistes badius			~10%
	Delta caffrum			~10%
	Polistes africanus			<5%
	Polistes marginalis			<5%
32	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 79	~20%
	Golden Paper Wasp			~20%
33	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 79	~20%
	Unstable Paper Wasp			~20%
34	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 79	~20%
	Polybia liliacea			~20%
35	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 79	~20%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~10%
	Ferocious Polybia Wasp			~10%
	Polybia emaciata			~10%
36	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 79	~20%
	Phimenes arcuatus			~10%
	Rhynchium superbum			~10%
	Tropical Paper Wasp			~10%
37	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 79	~20%
	Zeta argillaceum			~20%
38	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 79	~20%
	Unstable Paper Wasp			~20%
39	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 79	~20%
	Orange-Tailed Potter Wasp			~20%
40	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 79	~20%
	European Paper Wasp			~20%
41	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 79	~20%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~20%
42	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 79	~20%
	Arabian Paper Wasp			~20%
43	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 79	~20%
	Polistes badius			~10%
	Delta concinnum			~10%
	Polistes africanus			~10%
44	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 79	~20%
	Metric Paper Wasp			~10%
	Ringed Paper Wasp			~10%
45	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 79	~20%
	Ferocious Polybia Wasp			~20%
46	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 79	~20%
	Black Mud Wasp			~10%
	Polistes fastidiosus			<5%
	Polistes badius			<5%
	Delta fenestrale			<5%
47	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 79	~20%
	Ferocious Polybia Wasp			~10%
	Variegated Paper Wasp			~10%
	Polybia ignobilis			<5%
48	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 79	~20%
	Polistes cavapyta			~20%
49	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 79	~20%
	Black Mud Wasp			~10%
	Polistes badius			~10%
50	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 79	~20%
	Red-Headed Paper Wasp			~10%
	Executioner Paper Wasp			~10%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			<5%
51	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 79	~20%
	Black Mud Wasp			~10%
	Delta lepeleterii			~10%
52	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 79	~20%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~20%
53	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 79	~20%
	Executioner Paper Wasp			~20%
54	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 79	~20%
	Red-Headed Paper Wasp			~20%
55	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 79	~20%
	Australian Paper Wasp			~10%
	Asian Paper Wasp			~10%
56	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 79	~10%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
	Delta unguiculatum			<5%
57	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 79	~10%
	Red-Headed Paper Wasp			~10%
58	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 79	~10%
	Phimenes flavopictus			~10%
59	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 79	~10%
	Variegated Paper Wasp			~10%
60	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 79	~10%
	Palm Paper Wasp			~10%
61	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 79	~10%
	Ferocious Polybia Wasp			~10%
	Polybia jurinei			~10%
62	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 79	~10%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~10%
63	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 79	~10%
	Asian Paper Wasp			~10%
64	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 79	~10%
	Four-Toothed Mason Wasp			~10%
65	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 79	~10%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
66	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 79	~10%
	Polistes biglumis			~10%
67	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 79	~10%
	Polybia selvana			~10%
	Executioner Paper Wasp			<5%
68	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 79	~10%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~10%
	Ferocious Polybia Wasp			<5%
69	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 79	~10%
	Orange-Tailed Potter Wasp			~10%
70	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 79	~10%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
	Delta unguiculatum			<5%
71	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 79	~10%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
	Polistes biglumis			<5%
72	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 79	~10%
	Australian Paper Wasp			~10%
	Asian Paper Wasp			<5%
73	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 79	~10%
	Red-Headed Paper Wasp			~10%
74	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 79	~10%
	Black Mud Wasp			~10%
75	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 79	~10%
	Red-Headed Paper Wasp			~10%
76	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 79	~10%
	Golden Paper Wasp			~10%
77	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 79	~10%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
	Golden Paper Wasp			<5%
78	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 79	~10%
	Red-Headed Paper Wasp			~10%
79	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 79	~10%
	Orange Potter Wasp			~10%
80	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 79	~10%
	Unstable Paper Wasp			~10%
81	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 79	~10%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
82	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 79	~10%
	Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp			~10%
83	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 79	~10%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
84	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 79	~10%
	Polistes testaceicolor			~10%
85	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 79	~10%
	Polistes testaceicolor			~10%
86	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 79	~10%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
87	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 79	~10%
	Red-Headed Paper Wasp			~10%
88	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 79	~10%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
89	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 79	<5%
	Golden Paper Wasp			<5%
90	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 79	<5%
	European Paper Wasp			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	3 of 79	~60%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~40%
	Polybia ignobilis			~20%
	Polybia emaciata			~20%
2	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	5 of 79	~60%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~30%
	Red-Headed Polybia Wasp			~20%
	Neotropical Red Paper Wasp			~20%
	Zeta argillaceum			~10%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
3	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	14 of 79	~60%
	Guinea Paper Wasp			~10%
	Hunter's Little Paper Wasp			~10%
	Ringed Paper Wasp			~10%
	Apache Paper Wasp			~10%
	Fine-Backed Red Paper Wasp			~10%
	Metric Paper Wasp			~10%
	Four-Toothed Mason Wasp			<5%
	Northern Paper Wasp			<5%
	Hidalgo Mason Wasp			<5%
	Pitted Mason Wasp			<5%
	Southern Paper Wasp			<5%
	Pseudodynerus quadrisectus			<5%
	+2 more at the city page…
4	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	13 of 79	~50%
	Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp			~10%
	Metric Paper Wasp			~10%
	Guinea Paper Wasp			~10%
	Hunter's Little Paper Wasp			~10%
	Fine-Backed Red Paper Wasp			~10%
	Four-Toothed Mason Wasp			~10%
	Southern Paper Wasp			<5%
	Euodynerus bidens			<5%
	Hidalgo Mason Wasp			<5%
	Zethus spinipes			<5%
	Northern Paper Wasp			<5%
	Perennial Mason Wasp			<5%
	+1 more at the city page…
5	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	10 of 79	~50%
	Northern Paper Wasp			~10%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
	Guinea Paper Wasp			~10%
	Four-Toothed Mason Wasp			~10%
	Metric Paper Wasp			~10%
	Perennial Mason Wasp			~10%
	Hidalgo Mason Wasp			<5%
	Pseudodynerus quadrisectus			<5%
	Zethus spinipes			<5%
	Pitted Mason Wasp			<5%
6	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	5 of 79	~50%
	Giant Brown Paper Wasp			~20%
	Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp			~10%
	Tropical Paper Wasp			~10%
	Phimenes flavopictus			~10%
	Rhynchium brunneum			~10%
7	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 79	~50%
	European Paper Wasp			~20%
	Northern Paper Wasp			~20%
	Four-Toothed Mason Wasp			~10%
	Perennial Mason Wasp			~10%
	Hidalgo Mason Wasp			~10%
	Pitted Mason Wasp			~10%
	Zethus spinipes			<5%
8	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	11 of 79	~50%
	Guinea Paper Wasp			~20%
	Fine-Backed Red Paper Wasp			~10%
	Hunter's Little Paper Wasp			~10%
	Metric Paper Wasp			~10%
	Hidalgo Mason Wasp			<5%
	Four-Toothed Mason Wasp			<5%
	Pitted Mason Wasp			<5%
	Southern Paper Wasp			<5%
	Apache Paper Wasp			<5%
	Euodynerus annulatus			<5%
	Northern Paper Wasp			<5%
9	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	5 of 79	~50%
	Variegated Paper Wasp			~10%
	Neotropical Red Paper Wasp			~10%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
	Zeta argillaceum			~10%
	Ferocious Polybia Wasp			~10%
10	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	3 of 79	~50%
	Asian Paper Wasp			~20%
	European Paper Wasp			~20%
	Australian Paper Wasp			~10%
11	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	12 of 79	~50%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
	Northern Paper Wasp			~10%
	Metric Paper Wasp			~10%
	Four-Toothed Mason Wasp			~10%
	Guinea Paper Wasp			~10%
	Perennial Mason Wasp			<5%
	Hidalgo Mason Wasp			<5%
	Zethus spinipes			<5%
	Ringed Paper Wasp			<5%
	Pseudodynerus quadrisectus			<5%
	Hunter's Little Paper Wasp			<5%
	Pitted Mason Wasp			<5%
12	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 79	~50%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~30%
	Zeta argillaceum			~20%
	Neotropical Red Paper Wasp			~10%
13	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 79	~40%
	European Paper Wasp			~20%
	Northern Paper Wasp			~20%
	Pitted Mason Wasp			~10%
14	Hanoi	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 79	~40%
	Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp			~40%
15	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	4 of 79	~40%
	Unstable Paper Wasp			~20%
	Polybia plebeja			~10%
	Executioner Paper Wasp			~10%
	Hunter's Little Paper Wasp			~10%
16	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	10 of 79	~40%
	Horse Paper Wasp			~10%
	Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp			~10%
	Guinea Paper Wasp			~10%
	Hunter's Little Paper Wasp			~10%
	Northern Paper Wasp			<5%
	Metric Paper Wasp			<5%
	Four-Toothed Mason Wasp			<5%
	Southern Paper Wasp			<5%
	Slosson's Mason Wasp			<5%
	Zeta argillaceum			<5%
17	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	9 of 79	~40%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
	Northern Paper Wasp			~10%
	Hidalgo Mason Wasp			~10%
	Four-Toothed Mason Wasp			~10%
	Perennial Mason Wasp			<5%
	Guinea Paper Wasp			<5%
	Pitted Mason Wasp			<5%
	Pseudodynerus quadrisectus			<5%
	Zethus spinipes			<5%
18	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 79	~40%
	European Paper Wasp			~20%
	Four-Toothed Mason Wasp			~10%
	Northern Paper Wasp			~10%
	Guinea Paper Wasp			~10%
	Hidalgo Mason Wasp			<5%
	Metric Paper Wasp			<5%
	Perennial Mason Wasp			<5%
19	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	8 of 79	~40%
	Guinea Paper Wasp			~20%
	Fine-Backed Red Paper Wasp			~10%
	Hunter's Little Paper Wasp			~10%
	Apache Paper Wasp			<5%
	Hidalgo Mason Wasp			<5%
	Metric Paper Wasp			<5%
	Euodynerus annulatus			<5%
	Northern Paper Wasp			<5%
20	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	6 of 79	~40%
	Giant Brown Paper Wasp			~10%
	Rothney's Paper Wasp			~10%
	Phimenes flavopictus			~10%
	Polistes tenebricosus			~10%
	Polistes takasagonus			~10%
	Rhynchium brunneum			<5%
21	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 79	~40%
	Executioner Paper Wasp			~30%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~10%
22	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	6 of 79	~40%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
	Northern Paper Wasp			~10%
	Four-Toothed Mason Wasp			~10%
	Pitted Mason Wasp			<5%
	Hidalgo Mason Wasp			<5%
	Perennial Mason Wasp			<5%
23	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 79	~40%
	Caribbean Paper Wasp			~40%
24	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 79	~40%
	Arabian Paper Wasp			~40%
25	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	5 of 79	~40%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
	Zeta argillaceum			~10%
	Camoati Wasp			~10%
	Variegated Paper Wasp			~10%
	Executioner Paper Wasp			~10%
26	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	3 of 79	~30%
	Rothney's Paper Wasp			~20%
	Giant Brown Paper Wasp			~10%
	Phimenes flavopictus			~10%
27	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 79	~30%
	Northern Paper Wasp			~10%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
	Pitted Mason Wasp			<5%
	Four-Toothed Mason Wasp			<5%
	Hidalgo Mason Wasp			<5%
	Perennial Mason Wasp			<5%
	Metric Paper Wasp			<5%
28	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 79	~30%
	Polistes badius			~20%
	Polistes fastidiosus			~10%
29	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 79	~30%
	European Paper Wasp			~30%
	Golden Paper Wasp			<5%
30	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	6 of 79	~30%
	Giant Brown Paper Wasp			~10%
	Phimenes flavopictus			~10%
	Rhynchium brunneum			~10%
	Rothney's Paper Wasp			<5%
	Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp			<5%
	Tropical Paper Wasp			<5%
31	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	4 of 79	~30%
	Executioner Paper Wasp			~20%
	Red-Headed Paper Wasp			~10%
	Variegated Paper Wasp			~10%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
32	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 79	~30%
	European Paper Wasp			~30%
33	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	4 of 79	~30%
	Red-Headed Polybia Wasp			~10%
	Polistes cavapyta			~10%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
	Zeta argillaceum			~10%
34	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 79	~30%
	European Paper Wasp			~20%
	Polistes marginalis			~10%
	Delta bonellii			~10%
	Polistes madiburensis			<5%
	Black Mud Wasp			<5%
35	León	🇲🇽 México	2 of 79	~30%
	Neotropical Red Paper Wasp			~20%
	Horse Paper Wasp			~10%
36	Agra	🇮🇳 India	1 of 79	~30%
	Arabian Paper Wasp			~30%
37	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 79	~30%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
	Variegated Paper Wasp			~10%
	Zeta argillaceum			~10%
38	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 79	~30%
	European Paper Wasp			~20%
	Golden Paper Wasp			<5%
	Euodynerus annulatus			<5%
39	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 79	~30%
	Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp			~30%
40	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	6 of 79	~30%
	Variegated Paper Wasp			~10%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
	Zeta argillaceum			<5%
	Camoati Wasp			<5%
	Neotropical Red Paper Wasp			<5%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			<5%
41	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	2 of 79	~30%
	Arabian Paper Wasp			~20%
	Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp			~10%
42	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	5 of 79	~30%
	Giant Brown Paper Wasp			~10%
	Phimenes flavopictus			~10%
	Tropical Paper Wasp			~10%
	Rothney's Paper Wasp			~10%
	Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp			~10%
43	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2 of 79	~30%
	Polybia ignobilis			~20%
	Red-Headed Polybia Wasp			~10%
44	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 79	~30%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~20%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
45	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	1 of 79	~30%
	Guinea Paper Wasp			~30%
46	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	3 of 79	~30%
	Phimenes flavopictus			~20%
	Tropical Paper Wasp			~10%
	Rhynchium brunneum			<5%
47	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 79	~30%
	Unstable Paper Wasp			~30%
48	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 79	~30%
	Guinea Paper Wasp			~10%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
	Hidalgo Mason Wasp			<5%
	Golden Paper Wasp			<5%
	Apache Paper Wasp			<5%
	Hunter's Little Paper Wasp			<5%
49	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	5 of 79	~30%
	Unstable Paper Wasp			~10%
	Neotropical Red Paper Wasp			~10%
	Veracruz Paper Wasp			~10%
	Horse Paper Wasp			<5%
	Hunter's Little Paper Wasp			<5%
50	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 79	~30%
	Asian Paper Wasp			~10%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
	Australian Paper Wasp			~10%
	Orange Potter Wasp			<5%
51	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 79	~30%
	European Paper Wasp			~10%
	Northern Paper Wasp			~10%
	Four-Toothed Mason Wasp			<5%
52	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 79	~30%
	Hunter's Little Paper Wasp			~10%
	Horse Paper Wasp			~10%
	Slosson's Mason Wasp			<5%
	Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp			<5%
	Southern Paper Wasp			<5%
	Metric Paper Wasp			<5%
	Northern Paper Wasp			<5%
53	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 79	~30%
	European Paper Wasp			~20%
	Northern Paper Wasp			~10%
	Pitted Mason Wasp			<5%
	Four-Toothed Mason Wasp			<5%
54	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 79	~20%
	European Paper Wasp			~20%
55	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	3 of 79	~20%
	Rothney's Paper Wasp			~10%
	Tropical Paper Wasp			~10%
	Phimenes flavopictus			~10%
56	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 79	~20%
	Unstable Paper Wasp			~10%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~10%
57	Zhengzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 79	~20%
	Rothney's Paper Wasp			~20%
58	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 79	~20%
	European Paper Wasp			~20%
	Golden Paper Wasp			<5%
	Hunter's Little Paper Wasp			<5%
59	Raipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 79	~20%
	Tropical Paper Wasp			~20%
60	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	2 of 79	~20%
	European Paper Wasp			~20%
	Red-Headed Polybia Wasp			~10%