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Vespula pensylvanica 01a - Vespula pensylvanica - female
Copyright © 2007 Karl Volkman

Vespula pensylvanica 01a - Vespula pensylvanica - Female
Republic, Ferry County, Washington, USA
September 8, 2007
Photographed in Republic, 30 miles south of the Canadian Border, 150 Miles east of the Cascade Mountains, and at 2100 ft in elevation.

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Vespula pensylvanica 01a - Vespula pensylvanica - female Vespula pensylvanica 01b - Vespula pensylvanica - female
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Contributed by Karl Volkman on 9 September, 2007 - 2:03am
Last updated 29 November, 2007 - 3:31pm

Western yellowjacket
This is a worker western yellowjacket, vespula pensylvanica
… vulgaris, 9 September, 2007 - 8:22am login or register to post comments

 
Western Yellowjacket
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