Natural History Photographs

by Cor Zonneveld


Family Vespidae
subfamily Polistinae


Polistes dominulus
Mesnois, France; 22 July 2009. Male.
Hasliberg, Switzerland; 28 - 30 June 2008. Female.
Onağil (Van), Turkey; 11 June 2010.
In Turkish populations the color is often markedly yellow.
Polistes cf. biglumis
Hasliberg, Switzerland; 29 June 2008.


Dagro (Tessin), Switzerland; 26 July 2007.
Polistes cf. nympha
Onağil (Van), Turkey; 11 June 2010.


Polistes spec.
Nemrut caldera (Bitlis), Turkey; 7 June 2010.