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Black Jacket - Vespula consobrina - male
Copyright © 2009 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Black Jacket - Vespula consobrina - Male
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 3, 2009
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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 3 September, 2009 - 7:58pm
Last updated 7 September, 2009 - 7:01pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 5 September, 2009 - 10:44am login or register to post comments

Wow
Thats a male. Probably V. consobrina but it could be D. adulterina so I would wait for another opinion.

Nice find!!! I still have not been able to even catch a sight of one of these. Although Carbon County is east of me...
… Vespula vulgaris, 3 September, 2009 - 8:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! I have 2 different sp
Thanks! I have 2 different specimens here. Maybe the other might be helpful-I took many more photos. These guys are fairly large 18 mm was the larger of the 2. Does size help?
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 3 September, 2009 - 8:21pm login or register to post comments

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