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title: "Hunter's Little Paper Wasp"
description: "Polistes dorsalis — Insecten en spinnen. Polistes dorsalis is a species of social wasps that can be found throughout various parts of North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/hunter-s-little-paper-wasp
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hunter's Little Paper Wasp

> Polistes dorsalis — Insecten en spinnen. Polistes dorsalis is a species of social wasps that can be found throughout various parts of North America.

- Scientific name: *Polistes dorsalis*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 14146
- Wikidata: [Q14422623](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14422623)
- iNaturalist taxon: [55263](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55263)

## Names

- en: Hunter's Little Paper Wasp
- es: Avispa papelera menor

## Countries with the most observations

US (9095), MX (1225), JM (42), GT (13), HN (8), DO (7), BS (5), CO (4)

## Summary

Polistes dorsalis is a species of social wasps that can be found throughout various parts of North America. It is classified under the Vespidae within the genus of Polistes. Male Polistes dorsalis wasps can be distinguished from other Polistes species by their distinctly prominent median tubercle of sternum 7. Both sexes can also be recognized due to their v- shaped yellow markings on their head. They are distributed widely across North America and can be found in sheltered nests, typically closer to the ground. These wasps live in a dominance hierarchy in which the queen's role differs from that of ordinary workers…

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

## Photo

![Hunter's Little Paper Wasp](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hunter-s-little-paper-wasp/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jade Fortnash · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113159867

## Machine access

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