red wasp

Polistes carolina, a paper wasp found in the eastern United States.

Polistes rubiginosus, a paper wasp found in the eastern United States.

Polistes canadensis, a paper wasp found across the Neotropical realm, from Arizona through Central America and into South America.

Polistes major castaneicolor, a paper wasp found in the desert southwestern United States and into Sonora, Mexico.

Vespula rufa, a yellowjacket found in Eurasia.

Vespula intermedia, a yellowjacket found in North America.