Avispa-de-caballo

Guides

• Polistes major major

  horse's wasp

  Polistes major major is a neotropical eusocial paper wasp subspecies most commonly found on Hispaniola Island and within Central America. It is known locally as "avispa de caballo" (horse's wasp) in the Dominican Republic. As a member of the genus Polistes, it is a social wasp that constructs exposed paper nests and lives in colonies with a reproductive hierarchy.

  eusocialpaper-waspneotropicalHispaniolaCentral-AmericaDominican-Republicavispa-de-caballohorse's-waspPolistesVespidaeHymenopterainsectwaspsocial-insectcolonialnest-building