Red wasp can refer to:
Polistes carolina, a paper wasp found in the eastern United States Polistes rubiginosus, a paper wasp found in the eastern United States Polistes canadensis, a paper wasp found across the Neotropical realm, from Arizona through Central America and into South America Polistes major castaneicolor, a paper wasp found in the desert southwestern United States and into Sonora, Mexico Vespula rufa, a yellowjacket found in Eurasia Vespula intermedia, a yellowjacket found in North America