Species Vespula pensylvanica - Western Yellowjacket

Classification · Internet References · Works Cited

Western Yellowjacket, head/tail - Vespula pensylvanica

Yellow Jacket - Probably Vespula pensylvanica - Vespula pensylvanica

Vespula Pensylvanica Nest (Western Yellowjacket) - Vespula pensylvanica

Western Yellowjacket - Vespula pensylvanica - female

Western Yellowjacket - Spring Queen - Vespula pensylvanica - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)

Superfamily Vespoidea (Ants, Stinging Wasps, and Hornets)

Family Vespidae (Yellowjackets, Paper Wasps, and Hornets; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps)

Subfamily Vespinae (Hornets and Yellowjackets)

Genus Vespula

Species pensylvanica (Western Yellowjacket)

Internet References

Species page in the Identification Atlas of the Vespidae of the Northeastern Nearctic Region. (1)

Works Cited

1.	Identification Atlas of the Vespidae (Hymenoptera, Aculeata) of the Northeastern Nearctic Region By Matthias Buck, Stephen A. Marshall, and David K. B. Cheung

Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 15 March, 2005 - 10:04am
Additional contributions by Matthias Buck
Last updated 29 February, 2008 - 2:42pm

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