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Bald-faced Worker - Dolichovespula maculata - female
Copyright © 2009 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Bald-faced Worker - Dolichovespula maculata - Female
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 10, 2009
Size: 12 mm
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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 10 September, 2009 - 8:33pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 10 September, 2009 - 8:50pm login or register to post comments

D. maculata
female

I have given up on telling queen from worker with this species. In our area (PA) is especially bad since our queens more often then not lack the tell tale broad shoulder bands unlike queens in other states

worker: http://bugguide.net/node/view/43698/bgimage
queen: http://bugguide.net/node/view/53934/bgimage
… Vespula vulgaris, 10 September, 2009 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Yeah I looked for that-she se
Yeah I looked for that-she seemed rather small for a queen anyway.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 10 September, 2009 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

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