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Vespula squamosa? - Vespula squamosa - female
Copyright © 2011 Victor Engel

Vespula squamosa? - Vespula squamosa - Female
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
May 23, 2011
V. squamosa doesn't look quite right to me, but I can't find a better match.

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Vespula squamosa? - Vespula squamosa - female Vespula squamosa? - Vespula squamosa
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Contributed by Victor Engel on 23 May, 2011 - 8:23pm
Last updated 16 February, 2012 - 10:10am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Victor Engel, 23 May, 2011 - 8:45pm login or register to post comments

It is a Vespula squamosa queen
Haven't had a lot of submissions of these for this spring, surprisingly
… Vespula Vulgaris, 23 May, 2011 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Saw another one yesterday inv
Saw another one yesterday investigating my motorcycle. I had no camera handy, so no pictures. This color pattern is very distinctive, though. I don't think I've seen another large wasp with similar markings.
… Victor Engel, 21 November, 2012 - 1:15pm login or register to post comments

 
I thought it might be a queen
I thought it might be a queen. She tried, unsuccessfully, to fly a few times. After I took my pictures, she retreated among some pots.
… Victor Engel, 23 May, 2011 - 8:43pm login or register to post comments

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