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American Yellowjacket (Vespula alascensis)
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Copyright © 2014
Kurt Hennige
Vespinae - Hornets and Yellowjackets Vespula alascensis worker -
Vespula alascensis
Bath, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada
July 11, 2014
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Contributed by
Kurt Hennige
on 15 July, 2014 - 5:39am
Last updated 11 August, 2016 - 8:38pm
Moved
Moved from
Common Aerial Yellowjacket
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Kurt Hennige
, 5 August, 2014 - 1:49pm
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Misidentification
This is not Dolichovespula arenaria but rather a worker of vespula alascensis. V. alascensis and D. arenaria are superficially very similar.
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Anthony Daglio
, 5 August, 2014 - 12:27pm
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Misidentification
Thank you for your correction.
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Kurt Hennige
, 5 August, 2014 - 8:32pm
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