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yellowjacket - Vespula flavopilosa - female
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yellowjacket - Vespula flavopilosa - Female
Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
This is either V. Vulgaris, or V. flavopilosa. can anyone tell which?

taken in September, 2004
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Contributed by vespula vulgaris on 9 March, 2008 - 1:30pm
Last updated 10 June, 2008 - 6:09am

Pretty sure this worker is a V. flavopilosa (Downy Yellowjacket)
Based on two features: - the blunt diamond-shaped black central spot on urotergite 1 (the same would have a distinctly sharper median angle in a V. vulgaris with similar pattern).
- the top of head and thorax lack the profuse black hairs typical of V. vulgaris.
… Richard Vernier, 9 March, 2008 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the
good tips on how to destinguish between them!

this one was giving me trouble, i just couldent tell which no matter how long i looked at it. thanks for the ID
… vespula vulgaris, 9 March, 2008 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

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