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Parasitic Yellowjacket - Dolichovespula adulterina - male
Copyright © 2008 Jon M. Yuschock

Parasitic Yellowjacket - Dolichovespula adulterina - Male
Elysburg, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 7, 2008
I believe this may be a Vespula consobrina male, can anyone confirm?
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Contributed by Jon M. Yuschock on 7 August, 2008 - 8:49pm
Last updated 20 August, 2008 - 8:17am

Moved
Moved from Blackjacket. Actually D. adulterina. Note long malar space. Additional supporting characters: white spots on metanotum (absent in V. consobrina, often present in D. adulterina), narrow interruptions of white bands on terga 1-3 (found often in adulterina but never in consobrina).
… Matthias Buck, 14 August, 2008 - 10:19am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
for the correct ID Dr. Buck:)
… Jon M. Yuschock, 20 August, 2008 - 8:16am login or register to post comments

Looks like it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have no idea they were in PA! was this in western PA?
… Vespula vulgaris, 7 August, 2008 - 9:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Eastern PA.
Elysburg, about 60 miles north of Harrisburg.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 7 August, 2008 - 10:23pm login or register to post comments

 
woah!
thank you for this info, i live very near Harrisburg, and have always thought that black jackets did not occur there.
… Vespula vulgaris, 8 August, 2008 - 8:09am login or register to post comments

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