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help id , hornet? - Vespula squamosa
Copyright © 2012 Gary R. McClellan

help id , hornet? - Vespula squamosa
Sarasota County, Florida, USA
April 11, 2012
Size: 26mm
Captured today while feeding on honey that I put near the entry way of a new hive, retrieved from a palm tree. A little chilled.

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help id , hornet? - Vespula squamosa help id , hornet? - Vespula squamosa help id , hornet? - Vespula squamosa
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Contributed by Gary R. McClellan on 11 April, 2012 - 7:33pm
Last updated 11 April, 2012 - 8:43pm

Amber/red and others more yellow.
I am sure that others here have noticed that V. squamosa queens can be red to mostly yellow. In my area the queens I have seen were more amber colored. This V. sqauamosa looks like a "Californina yellowjacket" queen due to the very yellow coloring.
… herc1120, 11 April, 2012 - 9:33pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ben Coulter, 11 April, 2012 - 8:43pm login or register to post comments

Ken got it
This is a queen of Vespula squamosa. Nice pics.
… Ben Coulter, 11 April, 2012 - 8:43pm login or register to post comments

Not an ID, just an observation...
It bears a resemblance to a Vespula squamosa queen:



I'll be interested to see if the experts agree.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 11 April, 2012 - 8:35pm login or register to post comments

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