red wasp

plural red wasps

1. Polistes carolina, a paper wasp found in the eastern United States.
2. Polistes rubiginosus, a paper wasp found in the eastern United States.
3. Polistes canadensis, a paper wasp found across the Neotropical realm, from Arizona through Central America and into South America.
4. Polistes major castaneicolor, a paper wasp found in the desert southwestern United States and into Sonora, Mexico.
5. Vespula rufa, a yellowjacket found in Eurasia.
6. Vespula intermedia, a yellowjacket found in North America.