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Pennsylvania Yellow-jacket (Vespula pensylvanica)? - Dolichovespula arenaria - male
Copyright © 2008 Scott Cox

Pennsylvania Yellow-jacket (Vespula pensylvanica)? - Dolichovespula arenaria - Male
San Francisco Golden Gate Park Arboretum, San Francisco County, California, USA
August 10, 2008
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Contributed by Scott Cox on 16 August, 2008 - 9:36am
Last updated 24 August, 2008 - 12:06pm

Moved
Moved from Northern Aerial Yellowjacket.
… Sean McCann, 24 August, 2008 - 12:06pm login or register to post comments

Oops! Dolichovespula arenaria (male)
"Aerial Yellowjacket" is the common name for D. arenaria, not for D. norvegicoides whose name is "Northern Aerial Yellowjacket".
This latter is quite unlikely to occur in SF county. In CA, I'd look for it in the mountains of the North, like Mt Shasta region.
This misunderstanding perfectly illustrates the usefulness of always adding the scientifical ("latin") names.
… Richard Vernier, 24 August, 2008 - 10:01am login or register to post comments

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This one is an Aerial Yellowjacket male.
… Sean McCann, 16 August, 2008 - 10:29am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks . . .
Thanks so much for your ID help! It is much appreciated! Best wishes, Scott
… Scott Cox, 16 August, 2008 - 4:51pm login or register to post comments

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