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Which wasp is this, please? - Dolichovespula maculata
Copyright © 2007 Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City

Which wasp is this, please? - Dolichovespula maculata
My back garden, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
June 19, 2007
Contributed by Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City on 20 June, 2007 - 9:54am
Last updated 1 September, 2007 - 6:29pm

Dolichovespula maculata
This is a bald-faced hornet (actually an aerial yellowjacket), Dolichovespula maculata.
… George Waldren, 20 June, 2007 - 3:25pm

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