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Prairie Yellowjacket - Vespula atropilosa - female
Copyright © 2016 Fran K

Prairie Yellowjacket - Vespula atropilosa - Female
2 km SE of Fairy Hill marsh, Saskatchewan, Canada
May 19, 2016
Sorry was only able to get one photo of this before it flew away, and this was highly zoomed in from about 10' away.
Note: this pasture is grazing land for cows and horses. Crocuses grow well here as do prairie wildflowers. The land is privately owned, I enter with another person who has obtained permission for the two of us to be on it. Nearby land is Crown land as well as other privately owned land.
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Contributed by Fran K on 19 May, 2016 - 10:35pm
Last updated 29 May, 2016 - 6:57pm

Moved
Moved from Hornets and Yellowjackets. This is the second record from Saskatchewan. See comments under
http://bugguide.net/node/view/753034/bgimage
… Vespula Vulgaris, 23 May, 2016 - 10:52am login or register to post comments

 
second record
oh my! Ok, I will definitely have to get back there and continue to photograph all insects, and soon. Awesome! Thank you.
… Fran K, 23 May, 2016 - 11:57am login or register to post comments

 
Nice find!
It's also by far the easternmost record of this species in Canada. Keep up the good work!
… Matthias Buck, 29 May, 2016 - 6:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Matthias.:-)
Thank you Matthias.:-)
… Fran K, 30 May, 2016 - 12:36am login or register to post comments

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 20 May, 2016 - 5:02am login or register to post comments

 
move
Thanks, Ken.
… Fran K, 23 May, 2016 - 11:59am login or register to post comments

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