---
title: "Golden Paper Wasp"
description: "Polistes aurifer — Insetti e ragni. Polistes aurifer, the golden paper wasp, is a species of paper wasp in the genus Polistes of the family Vespidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/golden-paper-wasp
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Golden Paper Wasp

> Polistes aurifer — Insetti e ragni. Polistes aurifer, the golden paper wasp, is a species of paper wasp in the genus Polistes of the family Vespidae.

- Scientific name: *Polistes aurifer*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9304
- Wikidata: [Q14422606](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14422606)
- iNaturalist taxon: [153887](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/153887)

## Names

- en: Golden Paper Wasp
- es: Avispa papelera dorada
- fr: Guêpe svelte dorée

## Countries with the most observations

US (5917), CA (1087), MX (332), PF (4), UM (4)

## Summary

Polistes aurifer, the golden paper wasp, is a species of paper wasp in the genus Polistes of the family Vespidae. It occurs in the western part of North America, from southern Canada through the United States to northern Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polistes_aurifer

## Photo

![Golden Paper Wasp](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/golden-paper-wasp/medium.jpg)

Photo: Martin Havran · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15186321

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/golden-paper-wasp?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).