avispa alfarera y papelera

English translation: potter wasp and paper wasp

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Spanish term or phrase:avispa alfarera y papelera
English translation:potter wasp and paper wasp
Entered by: Stuart Allsop

04:42 Jul 20, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / Pest control
Spanish term or phrase: avispa alfarera y papelera
This comes from a booklet on pest control in homes.

CONTEXT: "En Chile se encuentra diferentes tipos de avispas y se diferencian por el tipo de nido que desarrollan. Los nidos de la avispa alfarera y papelera generalmente los hacen en árboles y bajo los aleros de las casas."


I'm looking for the equivalent English name for this type of wasp.
Stuart Allsop
Chile
Local time: 09:13
potter wasp and paper wasp
Explanation:
Or potter and paper wasps: they're two different kinds of wasps.

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Note added at 8 mins (2011-07-20 04:50:40 GMT)
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"Los eumeninos (Eumeninae), o avispas alfareras, son una subfamilia de avispas (Vespidae); anteriormente, era tratada como una familia separada, Eumenidae. Su nombre común alude al hecho de que algunas especies construyen nidos de barro con forma de olla o cazuela."
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eumeninae

"Potter wasps (or mason wasps) are a cosmopolitan wasp group presently treated as a subfamily of Vespidae, but sometimes recognized in the past as a separate family, Eumenidae."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potter_wasp

"La avispa cartonera (Polistes dominula) es una especie de himenóptero apócrito de la familia Vespidae. [...]
La avispa cartonera o papelera posee un cuerpo color negro con manchas amarillas."
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polistes_dominula

"Polistes dominula (often misspelled as dominulus), sometimes referred to as the European paper wasp,[1] is one of the more common and well-known species of social wasps in Europe."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polistes_dominula
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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 15:13
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potter wasp and paper wasp


Explanation:
Or potter and paper wasps: they're two different kinds of wasps.

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Note added at 8 mins (2011-07-20 04:50:40 GMT)
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"Los eumeninos (Eumeninae), o avispas alfareras, son una subfamilia de avispas (Vespidae); anteriormente, era tratada como una familia separada, Eumenidae. Su nombre común alude al hecho de que algunas especies construyen nidos de barro con forma de olla o cazuela."
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eumeninae

"Potter wasps (or mason wasps) are a cosmopolitan wasp group presently treated as a subfamily of Vespidae, but sometimes recognized in the past as a separate family, Eumenidae."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potter_wasp

"La avispa cartonera (Polistes dominula) es una especie de himenóptero apócrito de la familia Vespidae. [...]
La avispa cartonera o papelera posee un cuerpo color negro con manchas amarillas."
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polistes_dominula

"Polistes dominula (often misspelled as dominulus), sometimes referred to as the European paper wasp,[1] is one of the more common and well-known species of social wasps in Europe."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polistes_dominula

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 15:13
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
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