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yellow jacket in Alaska - Vespula
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yellow jacket in Alaska - Vespula
Cordova, Valdez-Cordova Region County, Alaska, USA
June 24, 2017
Size: about 2cm
Yellow jacket queen(discovered under a piece of driftwood), solitary. Curious if more of ID is possible?

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yellow jacket in Alaska - Vespula yellow jacket in Alaska - Vespula
Contributed by bdedo on 9 July, 2017 - 12:34pm
Last updated 9 July, 2017 - 5:05pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request. This is either Vespula atropilosa or Vespula acadica. I am leaning toward the former, but it is an unusual coloration for either species.
… Vespula vulgaris, 9 July, 2017 - 5:05pm

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