Long-waisted Paper Wasps

Mischocyttarus is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini. Mischocyttarus wasps build a relatively simple, single comb nest. Sometimes, the nest is built within a meter of the nest of Polistes carnifex. It can be distinguished by its brown and yellow stripes. Foraging adults bring nectar and small caterpillars back to the nest to feed