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Nocturnal Paper Wasp
Stanley Jones

Nocturnal Paper Wasp (Apoica pallens)

Nocturnal Paper Wasp (Apoica pallens: Vespidae) This nocturnal wasp is ca. 2 cm (0.75 in) long and was photographed at night lights at our eco-lodge adjacent to Ro Guayabo, El Valle de Antn, Cocl Province, Panama. Secondary humid forest at ca. 650 m (2,133 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Ro Guayabo riparian, secondary humid forest at ca. 622 m (2,042 ft) elevation.
Location
El Valle de Antn, Cocl Province, Panama.
Date taken
March 2013
Scientific name
Apoica pallens
Equipment used
Canon EOS 7D with a canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 macro lens, ISO 100, shutter speed 1/250 with built in flash, f/10.
Mahsleb
A super macro image of this beautiful Wasp Stanley!

Eco-lodge? ...it looks like it's made of concrete ;)
 

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Invertebrates
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