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hornet? - Vespula maculifrons - female
Copyright © 2010 Molly Jacobson

hornet? - Vespula maculifrons - Female
Wilson Farms, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
May 2, 2010

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hornet? - Vespula maculifrons - female hornet? - Vespula maculifrons - female
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Contributed by Molly Jacobson on 11 May, 2010 - 6:34pm
Last updated 12 May, 2010 - 4:52pm

Moved
Moved from Hornets and Yellowjackets.
… Molly Jacobson, 12 May, 2010 - 4:52pm login or register to post comments

Eastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons) - queen
Individual with this special color pattern on urotergite I are fairly common in New England and further North.
… Richard Vernier, 12 May, 2010 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Stinging Wasps, and Hornets.
… Molly Jacobson, 11 May, 2010 - 7:18pm login or register to post comments

Yellowjacket queen.
This is a yellowjacket queen, either eastern or German (I have to let you do some work :-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 May, 2010 - 6:44pm login or register to post comments

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