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Bald-faced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Schimming

Bald-faced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata
Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
September 30, 2005
Photo taken with a flash. Shows more white on the thorax than a lot of the ones in the guide.
Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 1 October, 2005 - 3:41pm
Last updated 27 December, 2008 - 1:14pm

Nice shot
Definitely a Baldfaced, looks like a queen. Qualifies to go along Troy's queen in the "Info" panel based on very broad pronotal stripe and great dorso-lateral view.
… Tony-2, 1 October, 2005 - 4:12pm

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