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Which one - Dolichovespula arenaria
Copyright © 2007 Beatriz Moisset

Which one - Dolichovespula arenaria
Watson Homestead Painted Post, Steuben County, New York, USA
September 10, 2007
On goldenrod. I can't tell the difference between some of these wasps.
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Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 15 May, 2009 - 7:24pm
Last updated 16 May, 2009 - 11:28am

Thanks
Thanks, everybody.
… Beatriz Moisset, 16 May, 2009 - 11:28am login or register to post comments

D. arenaria
this is a D. arenaria. no doubt in my mind.
… Jeremy Miller, 16 May, 2009 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

Aerial yellowjacket.
I'd say the "aerial yellowjacket," Dolichovespula arenaria, but do wait for a second opinion or two:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 May, 2009 - 7:43pm login or register to post comments

 
I am not an expert
but I agree with Eric's ID. The black marking on T1 that touches with the one on T2 and the fact that there are no free spots on the abdomen indicate D. arenaria as apposed to the usually darker V. vulgaris.
… Vespula vulgaris, 15 May, 2009 - 7:53pm login or register to post comments

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