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Northern Aerial Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula norvegicoides)
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Copyright © 2005
tom murray
Northern Aerial Yellowjacket -
Dolichovespula norvegicoides
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Pittsburg, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
August 15, 2005
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 18 August, 2005 - 7:06pm
Last updated 9 November, 2005 - 11:56am
Dolichovespula norvegicoides - male
This time a dorsal view of this boreal species - maybe the same individual, as the flowers seem to be the same? Here, the decisive criteria are not so easy to see, but a useful tip to separate Dolichovespula from Vespula is the much shorter first abdominal segment in the former genus: compare with your own pictures of Vespula vidua from last year.
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Richard Vernier
, 22 August, 2005 - 7:43am
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Thanks
for the ID and a good explanation of how to determine the difference between the species. It's probably the same individual, but I wasn't sure, so I didn't link them.
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tom murray
, 22 August, 2005 - 8:16am
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