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Queen Eastern Yellowjacket - Vespula maculifrons - female
Copyright © 2008 Ted Kropiewnicki

Queen Eastern Yellowjacket - Vespula maculifrons - Female
Bear, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
April 27, 2008
Size: ~ 20 mm
Caught inside the house; here she is trying to warm up.

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Queen Eastern Yellowjacket - Vespula maculifrons - female Queen Eastern Yellowjacket? - Vespula maculifrons - female Queen Eastern Yellowjacket? - Vespula maculifrons - female
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Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 27 April, 2008 - 7:28pm
Last updated 6 May, 2008 - 8:38pm

yep!
exactly right.
… vespula vulgaris, 27 April, 2008 - 7:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Can someone tell me
how to tell if a yellowjacket is a queen? Is it just size, or are there other clues??
… Ken Schneider, 29 April, 2008 - 11:22am login or register to post comments

 
Queen
For this species its the free spots on the abdomen that clearly identifies a queen. There are a couple of great links in the Identification section on the genus Info page; check out the article by Tony Thomas.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 30 April, 2008 - 3:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
..
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 28 April, 2008 - 12:10pm login or register to post comments

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