Paper wasp

Paper wasp
A young paper wasp queen (Polistes gallicus) starting a new colony
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Superfamily:	Vespoidea
Family:	Vespidae
Subfamilies with paper wasp species
Polistinae Stenogastrinae Vespinae

Paper wasps are a type of vespid wasps. The term is typically used to refer to members of the vespid subfamily Polistinae, though it often colloquially includes members of the subfamilies Vespinae (hornets and yellowjackets) and Stenogastrinae, which also make nests out of paper.

Paper wasp nests are characterized by open combs with down pointing cells. Some types of paper wasps are occasionally referred to as, umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests.^[1]