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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Ants, Stinging Wasps, and Hornets (Vespoidea) » Yellowjackets, Paper Wasps, and Hornets; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps (Vespidae) » Hornets and Yellowjackets (Vespinae) » Dolichovespula » Common Aerial Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula arenaria)

Species Dolichovespula arenaria - Common Aerial Yellowjacket

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Season · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Dolichovespula
Species arenaria (Common Aerial Yellowjacket)
Other Common Names
Sandhills Hornet
Common Yellow Hornet
Explanation of Names
Author: Fabricius 1775 (Vespa)
Season
They may begin nest building as early as March in California.
Remarks
For key and characterisitics of this and other spp, see Yellowjackets & Hornets Through a Lens.
They have mostly aerial nests, from a few centimeters above ground to the tops or trees, or houses or sheds. But in some cases they build nests under rocks or even underground.
Internet References
Species page in the Identification Atlas of the Vespidae of the Northeastern Nearctic Region. (1)
description and adult images (Evergreen State College, Washington)
adult images (Insects of Cedar Creek, Minnesota)
Discover Life
Washington State U.
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 - 10:18am
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Robin McLeod, Tony-2, Matthias Buck
Last updated 16 May, 2009 - 8:45pm

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