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wasp confusion
Copyright © 2007 Michel Kleinbaum

wasp confusion
Ankeny NWR, Marion County, Oregon, USA
October 22, 2007

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Contributed by Michel Kleinbaum on 24 October, 2007 - 1:37pm
Last updated 27 November, 2007 - 2:47pm

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This one looks like Vespula germanica.
… Sean McCann, 24 October, 2007 - 1:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Say it isn't so:-)
Oregon has thusfar been free of V. germanica, I think (fingers crossed against another invasive species).
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 October, 2007 - 2:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Alas...
This is indeed a German Wasp (Vespula germanica) worker. At least this region of Oregon is now colonized. A Vespula atropilosa (Prairie Yellowjacket) would look very similar, but the central black spot on 1rst urotergite would not have such a sharp diamond-shaped outline.
… Richard Vernier, 24 October, 2007 - 3:13pm login or register to post comments

 
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Cool. I am glad the ID is nailed down.
… Sean McCann, 24 October, 2007 - 3:23pm login or register to post comments

 
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I am actually a bit confused about the status of V. germanica in the west. I have collected it several times in Vancouver, but I am not sure if it has been recorded here or not. I suppose this could be V. atropilosa, in which case the key feature would be yellow ventrally on the 1st antennal segment.
… Sean McCann, 24 October, 2007 - 2:33pm login or register to post comments

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