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Common aerial Yellowjacket - Dolichovespula arenaria
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Common aerial Yellowjacket - Dolichovespula arenaria
Pittsburg, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
August 4, 2006

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Common aerial Yellowjacket - Dolichovespula arenaria Common aerial Yellowjacket - Dolichovespula arenaria
Contributed by tom murray on 5 September, 2006 - 8:14pm
Last updated 7 September, 2006 - 4:18am

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Thanks for the id Richard.
… tom murray, 7 September, 2006 - 4:18am

Common aerial Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula arenaria)
The faint yellow stripe on the pronotum underlines the pronotal carina, absent in Vespula spp. The wide space between compound eye and mandible is visible too.
Most likely a large worker, although a small young queen cannot be excluded: females castes are often difficult to tell apart in this genus.
… Richard Vernier, 6 September, 2006 - 12:03am

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